Red Horse Chestnut

Red Horse Chestnut
  • The Red Horse Chestnut is a decorative hybrid between horse chestnut and the red buck-eye from North America.  It was introduced to Britain in the early 1800’s.
  • The leaves are darker and often smaller than the horse chestnut.  The flowers are pink or dull red.
  • The fruit is in a capsule like the horse chestnut but the husk has fewer spines and looks smoother. The nuts are of interest to squirrels and other mammals but are poisonous to humans.