Deciduous

Height: 50-75 feet

Bark: gray and as it gets older it becomes platy

Leaves: opposite, and 5-7 leaflets are arranged around a central point

White flowers bloom in the spring and turn into spiky green balls with a shiny brown nut inside

This tree and the American horsechestnut are not related

This tree species is not native to Maine, and these were planted on the grounds near the tomb at the suggestion of Beatrix Ferrand a well-known Landscape architect in the early to mid-1900’s. The five horsechestnuts were planted in a quincunx pattern, like the five patterns on the side of a dice.