Aesculus hippocastanum
European horsechestnut
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| English | European horsechestnut | |
| Français | Maronnier d'Inde | |
| Italiano | Ippocastano; Castagno d'India | |
| Suomi | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Norsk | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Čeština | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Español | Castaño de Indias, Falso castaño; Castaño de caballo | |
| Svenska | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Polski | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Український | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Român | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Русский | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Български | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| EESTI | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| 日本語 | Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie; Weisse Rosskastanie | |
| Other names | wilde kastanje, hestekastanje (NL); |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Macedonia; Kosovo; Montenegro; Slovenia [I]; Croatia [I]; Bosnia & Hercegovina [I]; Channel Isl. [I]; Austria [I]; England [I]; Czech Republic [I]; Slovakia [I]; France [I]; Germany [I]; Ireland [I]; Switzerland [I]; Liechtenstein [I]; Hungary [I]; Spain [I]; European Russia [I]; Northern Caucasus [I]; Azerbaijan [I]; Belarus [I]; Kazakhstan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Turkmenistan [I]; China [I]; USA [I] (Connecticut [I], Georgia [I], Iowa [I], Illinois [I], Indiana [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], Maine [I], Michigan [I], Minnesota [I], North Carolina [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], Rhode Island [I], South Carolina [I], Virginia [I], West Virginia [I]); Canada [I] (British Columbia [I], New Brunswick [I], Ontario [I], Quebec [I]); New Zealand [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| Swiss wood | Non-invasive and cultivated neophytes in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Sapindaceae | |||
| Genus | Aesculus | |||
| Species | hippocastanum | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Aesculus hippocastanum L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/hipae-ho.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 500.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 590.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 500.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 540.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 590.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 31–38 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 81.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 64.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 5360.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; interior panelling |
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Bark
AEHP , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
AEHP , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
AEHP , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
AEHP , IMG, 6211 ,
Seed
AEHP , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
AEHP , Flower 2 , ©Lignum
AEHP , Flower , ©Lignum