H orse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a tree native to the Balkan Peninsula but is now widely cultivated around the ...

Bark: Pinky-gray and smooth as juvenile; darker gray with scaly plates when older. The horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) of the family Sapindaceae is a medium-sized (up to 40m) deciduous tree ...

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDNMedically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a fruit-bearing tree grown in southeastern Europe. The leaves ...

This little specimen of Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) tree was planted by me last autumn. I found the conker on the roadside; it had rooted and it seemed a shame to leave it there.