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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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DeciduousNarrowly oblong leaves emerge bronze-red, turning green
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White
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YellowYellow centre
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Height15m (50ft)
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Spread10m (33ft)
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TreeSlow-growing, spreading tree.
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Hardy - cold winterHardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesScale insects, canker, coral spot, leaf blotchPlace of originChina
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Flower ShapePaniclesCylindrical panicles to 15cm (6in) tall
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf formPalmate
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Leaf shapeOblong
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Pruning groupPruning group 1Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Seasonal InterestSpringSummer
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilDeep soil.
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Toxic - Category CHarmful if eaten(People & Pets)
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Tree ShapeRounded to broadly spreading
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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
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
15m (50ft)
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10m (33ft) |
Buy Varieties of AESCULUS
AESCULUS x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendour'
pale yellow flowers with yellow to pink throats. Deep green, glossy palmate leaves turning red in autumn
AESCULUS chinensis
small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species
AESCULUS 'Chocolate Autumn'
white flowers. Leaves turn chocolate-brown in autumn
AESCULUS flava
yellow flowers and good autumn tints
AESCULUS flava f.vestita
large, upright panicles of pale-yellow flowers, good autumn tints
AESCULUS glabra 'April Wine'
young leaves a deep wine-red. Pale yellow flowers. A small growing from suitable for smaller gardens
AESCULUS glabra 'October Red'
pale, cream flowers in spring. New leaves have coppery tint. Bright red in autumn
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'
coppery young foliage and orange-red autumn colour
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 'Atrosanguinea'
new leaves tinted bronze. Upright panicles of pink-red flowers