Aesculus × carnea 'Fort McNair'
Fort McNair Red Horsechestnut

Aesculus × carnea ′Fort McNair′ - Flowering Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink (6-8" long panicles of yellow-throated pink flowers)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, dark green summer foliage); Brown (Brown fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Round brown capsules in the fall; poisonous)
 Ultimate Height:
30-40 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-40 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers acidic, well-drained soil
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Often slightly recurved and twisted, the opposite, palmately compound leaves have 5-leaflets (occasionally 7). No pubescence under leaf (although petiolules have slight pubescence). Terminal buds not sticky, nor as large, as in Aesculus hippocastanum.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 358
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Poisonous/Toxic 43
  • Shade Tree 170
  • Specimen 598

    • Additional Information

    Fort McNair Red Horsechestnut is less suscebtible to leaf scorch, leaf blotch and mildew than the straight species, although it can still contract the diseases. Does not perform well in dry sites; plant in moister soils for best growth and flowering. Flowers at an early age. Prickly fruits may be a problem underfoot. Fruits are poisonous (containing toxic saponins). Often develops branches having narrow crotch angles (branches that should be removed).

    3 Aesculus × carnea 'Fort McNair' found

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    22023_00050*AGRIS
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    32023_00690*AWOOD

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