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Ken, amazing photos! I should have mentioned I was looking at the cultivar "Briotii"

Aesculus x carnea 'O'Neill Red' .. pay the piper. get a good named one.. someone suggested another.. but i dont recall the name ken

As long as the bulge is not a girdling root I'd say TJ is correct about being sure the upper part of the root collar is exposed and then not worrying any further. I see nothing that corroborates or contradicts the four root theory, but it doesn't really matter as long as the tree is healthy, the root collar is not buried, and there is no sign of girdling roots.

I used to live and practice in Sacto. Can you describe the area in which the oaks are growing or link a pic(s)? I'm looking specifically for evidence that turf was installed around the dripline. Thx Dan

Scorch aside there is still the problem of the tree presenting faux red flowers against dark green leaves: "Except to some extent in the cultivar 'Briotii', the foliage is dark and the flowers are not a pure color, so the tree should be used for occasional variation and not for massed effect" --Mitchell/Jobling, Decorative Trees for Country, Town and Garden (1984, HMSO Books, London)

Doesn't make anything like as large or shapely a tree as A. hippocastanum - the thin trunk is never straight, always bent, often leaning somewhat. Also, at least over here, very commonly infected by a canker which causes ugly wounds and 'sore spots' on the trunk and major branches with thick black bark encrustation around the canker. Ditto to Bboy on the rather muddy red flowers. Also, as visible in the pics above, the leaves...

With the attributes that you're looking for, I think that aesculus pavia is probably a better choice. It's very similar to aesculus carnea, but you don't have to buy it from a nursery. Just get some seeds from a friend and toss them into the ground. Good Luck

I'm going to disagree :-) Aphids seldom congregate on the woody portions of any plant - they are attracted only to leafy vegetation, which they use for sustenance as well as protection from predators. Nor do these resemble the appearance of aphids very much - no sign of legs or antennae/feeler and they appear to be attached to the twig at their base. These look to me more like the egg sacs/larvae/pupae of some other type of insect and...

although I live in a very city city, too much deer and they eat all the plants including hostas. Their yummy and inviting to the deer. I live in a tight city too, and I see deer all the time. Ginko, tree is about a 4" caliber trunk , fairly good size now.

Why would anyone plant weeds like paulownia and albizia/silktree that are only fragrant when in bloom when you can plant something really awesome like a Katsura that is fragrant throughout the season especially in the fall and spring.