Aesculus carnea 'Briotii'
RUBY-RED HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright, oval, rounded crown
- Large buds are dark brown, and are quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with 7 spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Aesculus flava
YELLOW BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single yellow flowers are followed by smooth-skinned buckeye fruit
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Aesculus glabra
OHIO BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single green-white-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
BAUMAN HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-16 m
Aesculus parviflora
BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of white flowers
- Dark green compound palmate leaves are yellow in the fall
- Noted for being one of the best summer flowering shrubs for shady areas
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Aesculus pavia
RED BUCKEYE
- Tubular red flowers in showy panicles
- Fuzzy brown capsules contain one or two glossy nuts
- Glossy compound dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Aesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor'
AUTUMN SPLENDOR HORSECHESTNUT
- Glossy dark green palm-shaped compound leaves
- Resistant to summer leaf scorch
- Brilliant fall colour of maroon-red
HEIGHT: 11 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
FORT MCNAIR HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval, rounded, growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m