Red Horsechestnut

(Aesculus × carnea)

A hybrid of the Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) and
Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Family: Sapindaceae

Phylum: Anthophyta

CSU TREE MAP ITEM #25

Distribution

The origin of the tree is not known, but it probably first appeared in Germany before 1820.

Leaves

By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63156600

Flowering

By Rüdiger Wölk, Münster, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=786853

Fruit

By I.Sáček, senior - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42043535

Questions

Using the bark descriptors given in the handout, describe the type of bark this tree has.

Is there any evidence of last year's fruit on the ground around the tree? If so, describe it.