Ornamental and shade tree in parks and gardens. Environmental forestry planting. Medicinal.
Fertile, deep, cool soils. The Hors chestnut tree is native to the Balkans and Greece, it grows naturally in the Balkan Peninsula and eastern Bulgaria.
It is a tree that can reach up to 20 m in height, with deciduous, palmate leaves and greyish twigs. The white flowers appear in spring and are arranged in large, terminal glomerules. These inflorescences are cone-shaped and white with yellow, pink or red spots. The fruit is a spiny capsule with soft spikes.
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Flower colour | White |
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Foliage | Deciduous |
Foliage color | Autumn, Green |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Plant use | Fruit production, Gardening, Singular, Street Tree, Urban garden |
Soil - Moisture | Fresh |
Soil - Type | Deep, Fertile, Silty |