Horse Chestnut vs Western Mountain Ash - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Western Mountain Ash

Sorbus scopulina

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Western Mountain Ash
Horse Chestnut

Western Mountain Ash is a popular ornamental tree native to the western part of North America. Its attractive, white clusters of flowers bloom in early summer, making way for red, yellow or orange fruit in the fall. If the fruit doesn't catch your eye, Western Mountain Ash's autumn colours will capture your–and the birds's–attention.

Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts.

A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.

Western Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Flowers: white
Berries: bunches of orange-red berries appear in late summer
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, YT, NT
Other Names: cascade mountain ash, greene mountain ash