Aesculus (Carnea Group)

Aesculus × carnea

Aesculus × carnea or Red Horse Chestnut is an artificial hybrid between the Red Buckeye and the Common Horse Chestnut . The origin of the tree is not known, but it probably first appeared in Germany before 1820...

 'Pendula', or Weeping Red Horse Chestnut, is a weeping tree

Weeping tree

right|thumb|| 250 px|Weeping Atlas CedarWeeping trees are trees that are characterized by a typical shape with soft, limp twigs This may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepingness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars...

 and a cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 of the Aesculus Carnea Group

Aesculus × carnea

Aesculus × carnea or Red Horse Chestnut is an artificial hybrid between the Red Buckeye and the Common Horse Chestnut . The origin of the tree is not known, but it probably first appeared in Germany before 1820...

, the Red Horse Chestnut Group, which is a cultivar group of artificial hybrids between Aesculus pavia and A. hippocastanum. The name first appeared in the 1902 edition of the Hand-list of Trees and Shrubs of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...

 without description. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

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Description

A weeping tree

Weeping tree

right|thumb|| 250 px|Weeping Atlas CedarWeeping trees are trees that are characterized by a typical shape with soft, limp twigs This may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepingness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars...

with a leader and with arching branches. Young plants are reported not to be weeping. The weeping shape only seems to appear in when older. It may be that this is not a true weeping cultivar as older Horse Chestnuts often display arching branches.

Accessions

This cultivar does not seem to have been cultivated outside England. It never seems to have been widely cultivated and no trees are known to survive.