Baumann Horse Chestnut

Horse chestnut is a large tree known for showy flowers in May. The clusters of white flowers may be 6 inches tall or more. This non-native can be messy when its fruit drops and offers little in the way of fall color.

Category: Ornamental Tree
Botanical name: Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
Height: 40
Width: 40
Water requirements: Medium
Sunlight: Full sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 3
Shape: rounded
Growth rate: Medium
Bloom time: May to June
Level of maintenance: Medium
Potential diseases: Bleeding canker, Guignardia, Wood rotting fungs, scale,leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a leaf mining moth.Phytophthora bleeding canker, a fungal infection