E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Aesculus hippocastanum L.
horse chestnut
Sapindaceae (Horse-chestnut family)
(Previously in Hippocastanaceae)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

"This large deciduous tree grows to 30 m or more and is a native of the Balkan Peninsula. The large palmately-compound leaves with 5-8 toothed leaflets are distinctive throughout the summer. Thick twigs, fat sticky buds and opposite pairs of leaf scars are prominent winter features.....The fruits develop in the autumn and are covered with blunt spines....The fruits are poisonous and should not be confused with the edible chestnus (Castanea)." (Straley 1992).

Straley, Gerald B. 1991. Trees of Vancouver. A guide to the common and unusual trees of the city. UBC Press, Vancouver.

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