in taxon chestnut tree japanese horse-chestnut tree Japanese horse-chestnut Aesculus turbinata, common name "Japanese horse-chestnut"is native to Japan but cultivated elsewhere. It is a tree up to 30 m tall. Flowers are white to pale yellowish with red spots. Capsules are dark brown, obovoid to pyriform. The seeds were traditionally eaten, after leaching, by the Jomon people of Japan over about four millennia, until 300 AD. PLANTS:AETU aesculus turbinata japanese horse chestnut Aesculus turbinata requires discussion