Indian Horse-chestnut - Aesculus indica
Aesculus indica is a large deciduous tree with a spreading crown. Large glossy leaves divided into several oblong leaflets are bronze when opening. White flowers spotted yellow and flushed pink open in mid-summer. Fruits not spiny.
Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required showing leaves, and if possible, flowers and/or fruits.
Usually found as a planted tree in country parks and road side verges, occasionally in woodland.
Flowering May to July.
Deciduous, broad-leaved tree.
Scattered records of this tree in Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Melinda Bell
Moira,Sarah's Wood
07 July 2020
tree flowering when young
Melinda Bell
Moira,Sarah's Wood
07 July 2020
5 to 7 leaflets seen
Melinda Bell
Moira,Sarah's Wood
07 July 2020
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Species profile
- Common names
- Indian Horse-chestnut
- Species group:
- Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Sapindales
- Family:
- Sapindaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 07/07/2020 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 07/07/2020 (Bell, Melinda)
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