Tip - How to Grow a Common Horse Chestnut Tree | eHow

If you have the land, the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum ) is easy to love. This large flowering tree can reach 100 feet tall and 50 feet wide. The leaves emerge light green, but turn deep dark green at maturity. But, it's the showy white blooms that hit their peak in mid-May that highlight this tree. Tolerating everything but extremely wet...