The Horse Chestnut is native of the mountains of the Balkans. It is widely planted in Europe and arrived in Britain in the late 16th Century.
It has a huge domed crown.
It's bark is greyish brown and often flakes away in large chunks.
It's name is believed to have come from its 'horseshoe' shaped leaf scar which appears below the trees buds in the winter.
It's leaves are large, long stalked and palmate. Each leaf contains up to 7 leaflets, which can grow up to around 25cm long. They are sharply toothed and are all an elongated oval shape. |
| Horse-Chestnut Leaves |
In spring creamy white flowers cover the tree in abundance. Each made up of 40 or more 5 petalled, pink spotted, white flowers.
The tree produces conkers which are large, round, smooth seeds each with a pale scar on one side.
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