Botanical Name: Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Name: horse-chestnut
Family: Sapindaceae
Origin/Distribution: Mediterranean
Leaf/Bud: opposite, palmately compound, long petiole
Flower/Inflorescence: white panicle
Fruit/Seed: capsule
Stem/Bark: prominent leaf scars and lenticels
Size: large
Habit: upright
Form: rounded vase-like
Culture: full sun - partial shade
Landscape Use: large tree, shade
Notes: susceptible to anthracnose