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Aesculus turbinata Blume

Japanese horse-chestnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Japanische Rosskastanie
English Japanese horse-chestnut
Français Japanische Rosskastanie
Italiano Japanische Rosskastanie
Suomi Japanische Rosskastanie
Norsk Japanische Rosskastanie
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Español Japanische Rosskastanie
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Polski Japanische Rosskastanie
Український Japanische Rosskastanie
Român Japanische Rosskastanie
Русский Japanische Rosskastanie
Български Japanische Rosskastanie
EESTI Japanische Rosskastanie
日本語 Japanische Rosskastanie
Other names chiire dochi, tochi, tochi-nochi (JP) Tochinoki or Tochi (トチノキ(栃の木) or トチ(栃、橡)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asia
States and Territories Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); China [I]; South Korea [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Aesculus
Species turbinata
Author citation Blume
Scientific name Aesculus turbinata Blume

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

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.4-0.55 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Japanese horse-chestnut

Aesculus turbinata , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese horse-chestnut

Aesculus turbinata , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Nuts

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese horse-chestnut

AETU , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson