Horse Chestnut vs Gray Dogwood - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Gray Dogwood
Horse Chestnut

Gray dogwood is a thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with greenish-white blossoms in open, terminal clusters. Young twigs are red and the fruit pedicels remain conspicuously red into late fall and early winter.

Fruit itself is a white, 1/4 in. drupe that usually does not remain on the shrub for long.

Great for naturalizing wild areas, this shrub attracts birds and other wildlife.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Gray Dogwood seeds at SeedTime.ca.

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.

Gray Dogwood Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: deep, reddish puple
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic