Japanese Horsechestnut
Aesculus turbinata
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
Japan
Location
Source of plant
Eastern Plant Specialists
Description
Tree to 30 m, occasionally to 40 m in its native habitat, narrowly upright and slow-growing; winter buds resinous, leaves very large (the largest of the genus), leaflets 5-7, cuneate-oblong, 20-30 cm long, serrate, bluish beneath, frequently with pubescent venation. Flowers borne in 15-25 cm long panicles, petals yellowish-white with red spots, borne in June, 2-3 weeks after A. hippocastanum. Fruit star-shaped, rough or warty.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6