Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a tree native to the Balkan Peninsula but is now widely cultivated around the world. While it is commonly associated with its striking flowers and ...

Horse chestnut trees are native to the mountains of the Middle East and Balkans but are now grown worldwide. Some horse chestnut supplements are made from the tree’s dried leaves and nut oil, ...

The horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) of the family Sapindaceae is a medium-sized (up to 40m) deciduous tree native to southeastern Europe, introduced and cultivated all over the world. In North ...

RUPERT BROOKE. THE horse-chestnut tree is not indigenous to Great Britain but was introduced in the middle of the sixteenth century; there is some doubt as to its origin, but the general opinion ...

Horse chestnut is a tree that produces spiny-shelled fruits containing seeds, known as conkers. These may have some health benefits, for instance in treating varicose veins and hemorrhoids.