Other common names:
Chestnut, Common Horsechestnut French names:
Marronnier d'Inde Family: Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae), (Horsechestnut Family (Hippocastanaceae)) Distinctive features: Tree; Large palmately compound leaves. Similar species: • Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) - similar leaves: opposite and compound. Flowers: White Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Compound, Entire; Opposite, palmately compound, large. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas; Where planted, usually in open areas. Books: Trees in Canada: 158 Native/Non-native:
Non-native Status:
Common in urban areas where planted.
Notes:
Horsechestnut is actually a non-native tree. However, it is not invasive, and squirrels love the nuts. But they are NOT edible by humans. Its leaves and branches are opposite.
For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
99 photographs available, of which 9 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
This photo shows the overall form of a mature tree.
The tree in flower and leaf.
Horsechestnut has big sticky buds, arranged opposite each other along the stem.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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