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Fort McNair Horse Chestnut
Fort McNair Horse Chestnut
A beautiful specimen tree perfectly suited for use in smaller landscapes. The dense, rounded crown of disease resistant, dark green foliage turns a golden yellow in the fall. Showy, dense panicles of pink flowers with yellow throats are very attractive in the spring. Blooms are followed by insignificant seed capsules. Deciduous.
Category: Ornamental Tree
Botanical name: Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
Height: 30-35
Width: 20-25
Water requirements: Medium
Sunlight: Full sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 5
Shape: rounded
Growth rate: slow
Bloom time: May to June
Level of maintenance: Low
Potential diseases: Bleeding canker, Guignardia, Wood rotting fungs, scale,leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a leaf mining moth.Phytophthora bleeding canker, a fungal infection
Category: Ornamental Tree
Botanical name: Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
Height: 30-35
Width: 20-25
Water requirements: Medium
Sunlight: Full sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 5
Shape: rounded
Growth rate: slow
Bloom time: May to June
Level of maintenance: Low
Potential diseases: Bleeding canker, Guignardia, Wood rotting fungs, scale,leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a leaf mining moth.Phytophthora bleeding canker, a fungal infection
