Leaves: Deciduous; oppositely arranged; palmately compound leaves; 5 obovate leaflets with lobed, serrate margins. Twigs and buds: Glabrous; stout; reddish-brown; have prominent horse-shoe-shaped leaf ...

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"Oh ! there the chestnuts, summer through, Beside the river make for you A tunnel of green gloom, and sleep Deeply above." RUPERT BROOKE. THE horse-chestnut tree is not indigenous to Great Britain but ...

If you're in the market for a tree that brings beauty, shade, and charm to your property without creating a constant mess, the red horse-chestnut (or horsechestnut) tree (Aesculus x carnea) might be ...

The red buckeye blooms have started, so let the hummingbird and butterfly season commence. This report came in the form of a photograph from an excited gardener who wanted it identified. He was seeing ...

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