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  1. Snodgrass Arboretum

    1. Hybrid Horse Chestnut

      Hybrid Horse Chestnut 
               Aesculus spp. 

      Often mistaken for the native American chestnut (Castanea dentata) with its edible chestnut fruit, the name horse chestnut (Aesculus  spp.) originated in Europe when the nut was determined to be inedible. A number of intermediate forms exist such as this specimen.