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Aesculus × carnea 'Aureomarginata'
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Common name:
gold-edge red horse-chestnut
Family:
Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Aesculus hippocastanum × A. pavia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A small, slow-growing tree of rounded habit, attaining a height and spread of 20' in cultivation. The main difference between this and the species is that the leaves have yellow margins. Red flowers are arranged in 6-8" tall panicles in May. Fruit is a shiny brown nut enclosed in a yellow-green, slightly prickly husk.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
AES: BQ27
(BQ27)
• Accession: D1993-0046.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
AES: BQ27
(BQ27)
• Accession: D1993-0046.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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