Horse chestnut
- The other kind of chestnut is called sweet chestnut. It is not related to this tree
A horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), also known as the horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree, or Spanish chestnut, is a large deciduous tree. It is native to southern Europe, in the Balkans. It is often grown in temperate climates. It can grow up to 36 metres tall. The name of the tree (and the whole genus of similar trees) is because its fruit, the conker, was used to treat horses against cough and some parasite worms.
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| Horse-chestnut planted as a feature tree in a park | |
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Humans cannot eat horse chestnuts. The trees are not closely related to sweet chestnuts.
- Baden-Baden-Aesculus hippocastanum-74-Rosskastanie-Blatt-Bluete-2012-gje.jpg
- Baden-Baden-Aesculus hippocastanum-84-Rosskastanie-Bluete-2012-gje.jpg
- Baden-Baden-Aesculus x carnea-20-Rotbluehende Rosskastanie-Bluete-2012-gje.jpg
- Baden-Baden-Aesculus hippocastanum-96-Rosskastanie-Frucht-2012-gje.jpg
Horse Chestnut Media
- Aesculus glabra USDA.jpg
Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye
- Aesculus carnea BotGartenMuenster PurpurKastanie 6685.jpg
Flower of Aesculus x carnea, the red horse chestnut
- Vrucht van een paardenkastanje (Aesculus) 01-03-2024 (d.j.b.).jpg
Fruit of a Horse-chestnut still in a half cocoon of which the fragile sprout has already reached the soil.
- Verdord blad van een Aesculus hippocastanum, 20-04-2025 (d.j.b.).jpg
A withered leaf from a Aesculus.
- Aesculus-assamica - leaves of young plant.JPG
Aesculus-assamica - leaves of young plant
- Aesculus hippocastanum flowers.jpg
Aesculus hippocastanum flowers
- Aesculus indica Sydney Pearce.jpg
Aesculus indica Sydney Pearce
Aesculus sp., Киевский ботсад
- Aesculus californica-21.jpg
Aesculus californica
- Aesculus flava.jpg
Aesculus flava. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid.