Fort McNair red horse chestnut
Aesculus carnea 'Fort McNair'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 35 feet tall15 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow, red
- Foliage color
- Green
Garden uses
Notes
'Fort McNair' red horse chestnut (Aesculus carnea 'Fort McNair') is a tree for use as a specimen. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil. Reddish pink flowers with yellow throats open in upright panicles at the branch tips in spring. The glossy green leaves are large and palmate. It grows up to 35 feet high and wide, so give it a medium to large garden or an open landscape.
Pairs well with Juneberry, Festiva Maxima peony, and Burnet.