Aesculus


Large deciduous shrub or tree, 20 to 36 ft. high. Showy white flowers 4-12 in. long. Drought tolerant. Full sun. Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area. Various toxic qualities; ground up seeds used by Native Californians to stun fish making them easier to catch.



Fresh emerging leaves.



Incredibly sweet blossoms, San Bruno Mountain.











This kind of bark texture is uncommon but beautiful when it occurs, Mines Road.



Dwarfs, Mines Road.We planted many seeds from this area and only a few came up as actual dwarfs. The soil here was an unusual gravelly serpentine with groundwater probably emerging in season.

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