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    AESCULUS
    AESCULUS
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    AESCULUS

    Commonly known as Buckeye, Horse chestnut

    The horse chestnut, or buckeye, is a genus of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from southeastern Europe, the Himalayas, eatern Asia and North America.

    Striking for their large flower spikes in candles most are too large for average gardens and are popular street  and park trees.

    The common "hippocastanum" was brought into the UK from Turkey in the late 16th century.

    They provide nectar and pollen for insects, particularly bees, and the fruit "conker" is eaten by mammals.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Deciduous
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
    • Bee friendly
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Aesculus - Growing Guide
    Shrubs - Care Guide

    varieties
    AESCULUS chinensis
    Small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £35.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    AESCULUS flava
    Sweet buckeye
    Yellow flowers and good autumn tints
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
    AESCULUS indica
    Indian horse chestnut
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £35.00
    AESCULUS parviflora
    Bottlebrush buckeye, Dwarf horse chestnut
    Rare spreading shrub growing up to 2.5 metres high & forming thickets from suckering. Good autumn colour
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    Large
    £40.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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