Acknowledgments

Introduction

Featured Trees

Tree Location

Additional Feature Photos

Dawn Redwood

Kentucky Coffeetree

Ornamental Pear

Blue Beech

Northern Catalpa

Ginkgo

American Yellowwood

River Birch

Red Pine

Magnolia

Japanese Tree Lilac

Quaking Aspen

Tulip Tree

Eastern Redbud

Eastern White Pine

Amur Maackia

Autumn Purple Ash

Crabapple 'Donald Wyman'

Princess Kay Canadian Plum

Ruby Red Horsechestnut

Black Locust ‘Purple Robe’

Northern Pin Oak

Freeman Maple

Black Alder

Littleleaf Linden

Balsam Fir

Norway Spruce 'Acrocona'

Trees Company

Glossary

References

(Aesculus x carnea ‘Briottii’)

Perhaps the most spectacular of all the recent tree additions at Winona State University is the Ruby Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea 'Briottii’).  The Aesculus species, which includes both the Ohio Buckeye and the Ruby Red Horsechestnut, are similar, but the Ruby Red Horsechestnut has brilliant large red flower clusters that bloom in late spring.

The 'Briottii' cultivar originated in 1858 in Trianon, Versailles, France, near the famous Chateau de Versailles, the great palace completed in 1715 for King Louis XIV.

Native to Europe and Asia, the Horsechestnut quickly spread in popularity in early America and is now found in every state.  Blooms appear in mid to late May and subsequently fall from the tree.  The tree features broad leaves made up of 5 to 9 leaflets which radiate like a fan from a central point. 

A medium-sized tree, the Horsechestnut can grow to a height of 50 feet, though is most often seen at 30 to 40 feet tall.

WSU faculty members, Tim and Susan Hatfield, sponsored this tree because of its beauty and close association with the Ohio Buckeye.  Susan Hatfield is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio.  On a warm, spring afternoon in 1996, Tim, Susan, and their children planted this tree at WSU. 

This attractive tree thrives in its sunny location at the southeast corner of Gildemeister Hall.

(see #56 on the maps)