Red Flowering Horse Chestnut Tree
Introduction
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Red Flowering Horse Chestnut Tree
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 11 May 2017
Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'. For a more detailed view of the flowers see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5386637. This medium sized tree does not grow as tall as its relation, the 'conker' tree. The summer flowers are a deep-pink, almost rose red and stand as upright panicles against the dark green corrugated foliage in May. The glossy foliage turns shades of yellow, orange and brown in autumn. The nuts produced are smaller than the typical 'conker' tree and rounder with a less spiky casing. The Red Flowering Horse Chestnut tree is said to do well in most positions and is fully hardy with some drought tolerance. A height and spread of 6x4 metres can be expected in 20 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.585315
Longitude
1.408801