California horse chestnut

(Aesculus californica)

Pronunciation:	es-CUE-lus
Alternative botanical names:	none
Alternative common names:	California buckeye
Family:	Hippocastanaceae
Native to:	California
USDA zones:	7-8
Sunset zones:	4-7, 14-19
Hardy to:	unknown
Exposure:	sun
Water:	highly drought tolerant, no water required once established
Height x width:	25' x 30'
Flowers in:	Spring
Colors:	white
Fragrance:	highly fragrant
Additional comments:	The California horse chestnut is poisonous. It is deciduous, and will lose it's leaves in mid-summer if it is not watered. It produces large, ornamental seeds in the fall.