Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a tree native to the Balkan Peninsula but is now widely cultivated around the world. While it is commonly associated with its striking flowers and ...

Horse chestnut is a tree that produces spiny-shelled fruits containing seeds, known as conkers. These may have some health benefits, for instance in treating varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

Extract from the horse chestnut seed is a popular dietary supplement commonly used to improve vein health and reduce inflammation. Here are 7 health benefits of horse chestnut extract.

The horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) of the family Sapindaceae is a medium-sized (up to 40m) deciduous tree native to southeastern Europe, introduced and cultivated all over the world. In North ...

Horse chestnuts, better known as conkers, are easy to spot with their spiky green shells and smooth, shiny brown seeds inside. Although they're often mistaken for sweet chestnuts due to their similar ...

Horse chestnuts, also known as conkers, have been believed to be a natural spider repellent for years. These inedible nuts come from horse chestnut trees — they’re small, ...

The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season. In the spring, these fruiting structures release spores into the air.

With an awe-striking circumference of 190 feet, it is called Castagnu dî Centu Cavaddi (the “Hundred Horse Chestnut”), which some argue is the largest single tree in the world.

Horse chestnut trees, which produce squat, smooth-bottomed nuts, are one of 15 trees listed by the city of Portland as a “nuisance,” in part because they easily spread and their husks and nuts ...