Ruby Red Horse Chestnut

Ruby Red Horse Chestnut (Aesculus × carnea 'Briotii')
Height: 40 feet Spread: 40 feet Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade Hardiness Zone: 4b Other Names: Briotti Horse Chestnut
 
Description: The Ruby Red Horse Chestnut is a hybrid small tree with prominent upright panicles of vibrant red flowers in spring. Ideal for various landscape applications, it makes an excellent accent tree for smaller landscapes. Spiny seeds are few and far between, making maintenance easier compared to other varieties.
 
Ornamental Features:
Flowers: Bold spikes of ruby-red flowers rise above the foliage in mid-spring.
Foliage: Dark green deciduous foliage that emerges light green in spring. The palmate leaves turn yellow in the fall.
Fruit: While the fruit can be messy, it is infrequent and may require occasional clean-up.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with a rounded form.
Coarse texture that stands out among landscape plants with finer foliage.
Requires occasional maintenance and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.
No significant negative characteristics.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, making it unsuitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a medium rate and can live for 60 years or more under ideal conditions.
Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Prefers average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. May require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil type or pH.
Highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner-city environments.
This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.