Pink flowered horse chestnut

There's a couple of these in my village, but although there's immature 'conkers' on them at the moment, I've never seen them develop into mature conkers (although it's been a funny year and I've just seen a walnut tree that hasn't fruited in 20 - 30 years at least with small fruits on). The leaves seem to have more pointy ends than the local (white flowered) horse chestnut trees.

 

You're right Scrungee, the pink flowered Horse Chestnut is a hybrid and doesn't produce big conkers.

 

'Big conkers', they are so small I've never even noticed conkers of any size whatsoever on them.

What's it been hybridized with?

 

That would be Aesculus x carnea a hybrid as Julie say's between the Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) and the Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) a very pretty tree ^^

Aesculus × carnea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Did u know when Hoss chestnut flowers are pollinated they go white, Bees dont see white only pink so they pollinate the pink flowers thus making sure the whole tree is pollinated,

 

I never knew that I've always loved them for as long as I can remember, my aunt in kent has a Red Horse Chestnut next to her house and it looks amazing

 

Oh I forgot to mention that some of the Red Horse-Chestnut cultivars don't produce seed, I think Aesculus x carnea 'plantierensis' is among one of these although the flowers are far from the red of of say 'Briotti'

 

All I can think to add is the seed case has virtually no spikes unlike our common one, and I've read its a hybrid that can be grown from seed, although it may well produce a variation in colour, but at least pink, if not a good red.

 

If I was to be honest I don't feel I have enough knowledge to say one way or the other unfortunately :o

But I'm sure I don't need to tell you that the tree in your picture is a stunning specimen it must be absolute wonder at it's peak

 

I got a bit carried away this morning, thought I'd take a few pics of Aesculus in the local park.


I think this is the bog standard Hippocastanum



I think this could be "carnea", a large tree


Might be "briottii", smaller rounded tree,




I liked this one, but have no idea of a name,




I think this is A. indica,


And the disease that seems to be killing all the young trees.

 

I'm not sure about the others but the double white is most likely Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii' and I'd agree with your A. indica ^^


Baumann Horsechestnut by UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden, on Flickr