Horse chestnut  (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Facts

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Hippocastanaceae
Genus Aesculus
Size Spread of canopy: up to 6.4 metres
Height: up to 38 metres
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Status

A common introduced species in the UK.