#Horse chestnut flower

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Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum)

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In the garden. Värmland, Sweden (May 9, 2020).

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Aesculus × carnea (red horse-chestnut) and Bombus ternarius (orange-belted bumblebee)

The red horse-chestnut is a cultivar produced by crossing Aesculus hippocastanum (common horse-chestnut) from southeastern Europe and Aesculus pavia (red buckeye), a shrub native to the southeastern United States. The history of this hybrid is a bit murky but it was probably developed in Germany before 1820. Full grown, a red horse-chestnut can top 12 meters tall (40ft) and it's crown will be almost as wide. They can live for centuries but this one is just a baby, probably about five years old.

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horse chestnut tree you will always be famous to me

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A selection of blossom and wild flowers from a recent visit to Ripon City Wetlands, North Yorkshire, UK

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👁️🪽🌺🎀💒🌕💝💫

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Aesculus hippocastanum — horse chestnut a.k.a. conker tree

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Horse chestnut flowers

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Aesculus parviflora / Bottlebrush Buckeye at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum)

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Taking care of a ranch by yourself is a full time job. Lea barely has time to sleep or eat, and is running out of money quickly. Chicken eggs and crops seem to be making enough profit for now, but it might be time to pick up some lucrative skills.

She seems pretty chill about it though. 🤷

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Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus × carnea (European horse chestnut tree and hybrid red chestnut tree - var. ‘Briotii')

I think horse chestnuts are one of the most beautiful of all flowering trees. The white and pink flowers in the first photo belong to the common European horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum. This species can grow 130 feet tall and live for 300 years - something to consider if you were thinking of planting one in your garden. Then of course there’s all those leaves in the autumn - horse chestnuts can be a bit messy.

The vivid red and pink flowers of the third photo belong to another creation from some plant breeders imagination. The red chestnut variety 'Briotii' is a cross between a European horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum, and a smaller North American species with red flowers called Aesculus pavia (red buckeye). This cultivar only grows to about 40 feet in height and I’ve seen many a baby Briotii popping up as an ornamental boulevard tree in my ever expanding Vancouver suburb. 

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Autumn 2024_2 4 seasons in the neighborhood, Japan

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