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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
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesGood 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.
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Soil ConditionsAlkaline / Chalk lovingFertile moist well-drained soil
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Toxic - Category CHarmful if eaten(People & Pets)
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WildlifeBee 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.

AESCULUS chinensis
small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species


AESCULUS flava
yellow flowers and good autumn tints

AESCULUS glabra
yellow-green flowers

AESCULUS glabra 'April Wine'
bronze-purple spring leaves

AESCULUS hippocastanum
white flowers, spiky 'horse chestnuts' (conkers)


AESCULUS indica 'Sydney Pearce'
large panicles of white flowers which are marked with yellow and suffused with pink to make an attractive display

AESCULUS x mutabilis 'Induta'
upright panicles of apricot flowers with yellow markings. Good autumn colour
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


AESCULUS parviflora
rare spreading shrub growing up to 2.5 metres high & forming thickets from suckering. Good autumn colour

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

AESCULUS turbinata
a large quick growing tree with yellowish-white flowers with a red spot

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
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