Buckeye and Horsechestnut
Aesculus species
CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf
HABIT/SIZE Upright and oval; large tree 50 to 75 feet tall and 40 to 65 feet wide
LEAVES Palmately compound with five to seven long and pointed leaflets; opposite; three to six inches long; doubly-serrate margins; dark green
FLOWER Upright terminal flower clusters/panicles appear in late spring
FRUIT/SEED/CONE Shiny, dark brown seeds inside a bristly husk
BARK Becomes gray with maturity