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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.
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DeciduousTrees and shrubs
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Full sun -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Good to knowSpecimen trees for large gardens. A. parviflora is suitable for a medium-sized garden. Large candles of attractive flowers and spiny or smooth-skinned fruit.
Pests & DiseasesScale insects, canker, coral spot, leaf blotch.
Place of originSouth eastern Europe, Himalayas, North America, eastern Asia. -
Soil ConditionsAlkaline / Chalk lovingFertile moist well-drained soil
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets) -
Wildlife
Bee friendly
- Growing Aesculus
- Four horse chestnuts from Caerhays - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Aesculus wilsonii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant/move a shrub
- How to plant/move a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fertisiling shrubs - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Mulching - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Taking semi-ripe cuttings -Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-sown seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Trimming a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of AESCULUS
AESCULUS californica
fragrant white flower spikes with a pink tint in late summer. A low spreading tree which has performed well here
AESCULUS x carnea 'Briotii'
deep rose-pink flowers on this form of the Red horse chestnut.
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS chinensis
small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS flava
yellow flowers and good autumn tints
AESCULUS glabra
yellow-green flowers
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS glabra 'April Wine'
bronze-purple spring leaves
AESCULUS hippocastanum
white flowers, spiky 'horse chestnuts' (conkers)
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS indica 'Sydney Pearce'
large panicles of white flowers which are marked with yellow and suffused with pink to make an attractive display
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS x mutabilis 'Induta'
upright panicles of apricot flowers with yellow markings. Good autumn colour
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS x neglecta 'Autumn Fire'
glowing red-orange leaves in autumn
AESCULUS x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'
red leaf stalks and leaves that unfold a spectacular cream and bright pink. They then become yellow and turn green by midsummer
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS parviflora
rare spreading shrub growing up to 2.5 metres high & forming thickets from suckering. Good autumn colour
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS pavia
(A.splendens) - long upright panicles of deep crimson flowers. New leaves tinted bronze
AESCULUS pavia 'Atrosanguinea'
new leaves tinted bronze. Upright panicles of pink-red flowers
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS turbinata
a large quick growing tree with yellowish-white flowers with a red spot
Gift-wrapping available
AESCULUS wilsonii
a very rare tree with tall white flowers with a yellow centre which turns red. The original record tree at Caerhays is on its last legs after 100 years
Gift-wrapping available
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