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National Collections at West Dean

West Dean Gardens hold two National Collections, that of Liriodendron (Tulip Tree) and Aesculus (Horse Chestnut Tree). Specimen trees can be seen throughout the Gardens and Arboretum.

AESCULUS (Horse Chestnut Tree)
TaxonLocation
A. assamica GriffArboretum
A. x arnoldiana Sarg. (A. glabra x A. flava) x A pavia)Arboretum
A. 'Autumn Splendor'Nursery
A. x bushii Nursery
A. x carnea 'Aureomarginata'Arboretum
A. x carnea 'Batouwe'Nursery
A. x carnea 'Briottii'Grounds
A. x carnea 'Marginata'Nursery
A. x carnea 'Plantierensis'Arboretum
A. californica (Spach) Nutt.Californian BuckeyeArboretum
A. chinensis 'Dallimorei'Nursery
A. flava Sol.Yellow BuckeyeArboretum/Grounds
A. glabra f. pallidaNursery
A. glabra var. leucodermis Nursery
A. glabra var. monticola Nursery
A. glabra var. sargentiiNursery
A. glabra WilldOhio BuckeyeArboretum
A. x hemiacanthaNursery
A. hippocastanum L.Horse ChestnutGrounds
A. hippocastanum 'Baumannii' Grounds
A. hippocastanum 'Baumannii'Variegated formArboretum
A. hippocastanum 'Crispa'Nursery
A. hippocastanum 'Digitata'Arboretum
A. hippocastanum 'Hampton Court Gold'Nursery
A. hippocastanum 'Hampton Court Gold'Nursery
A. hippocastanum 'Laciniata'Arboretum
A. hippocastanum 'Memmingeri'Nursery
A. hippocastanum 'Monstrosa'Arboretum
A. hippocastanum 'Pyramidalis'Arboretum
A. hippocastanum 'Umbraculifera'Nursery
A. x hybrida DC. (A. flava x A pavia)Arboretum
A. indica (Wallich ex Cambess) Indian Horse ChestnutArboretum
A. indica 'Sydney Pearce' Indian Horse ChestnutArboretum
A. x marilandica Nursery
A. x missisipiensisArboretum
A. mutabilis 'Harbisonii'Nursery
A. x mutabilis (Spach) Schelle. 'Induta' (A. pavia var. discolor x A. neglecta)Arboretum
A. x mutabilis (Spach) Schelle. 'Penduliflora' (A. pavia var. discolor x A. neglecta)Arboretum
A. x neglecta Lindl. (A. flava x A. sylvatica) 'Erythroblasta'Arboretum/Grounds
A. parryi'Nursery
A. parviflora WaltArboretum
A. pavia L.Red BuckeyeArboretum
A. pavia 'Atrosanguinea'Arboretum
A. pavia var. discolor (Pursh) Torr & GrayArboretum
A. pavia 'Koehnei'Nursery
A. pavia 'Roseanana'Arboretum
A. splendens Sarg. syn. A. paviaArboretum
A. sylvatica Bartr. syn. A. georgianaArboretum
A. turbinataNursery
A. turbinata 'Aurea'Japanese Horse ChestnutArboretum

LIRODENDRON (Tulip Tree)
TaxonLocation
L. chinense (Hemsl.) Sarg.Chinese tulip treeGrounds
L. tulipifera L.Tulip treeGrounds
L. tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum'Grounds
L. tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'Grounds

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