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AESCULUS wilsonii
Commonly known as Buckeye, Horse Chestnut
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
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - leaves emerge bronze-red, turning green
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White -
Yellow - yellow centre -
Height - 15m (50ft) -
Spread - 10m (33ft)
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Tree - slow-growing, spreading tree.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy 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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Partial shade -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - scale insects, canker, coral spot, leaf blotch -
Place of origin - China -
Flower Shape - Panicles - - cylindrical panicles to 15cm (6in) tall
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Spring -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - deep soil.
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Tree Shape - Rounded to broadly spreading -
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
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Aesculus - Growing Guide
- Growing Aesculus
- Four horse chestnuts from Caerhays - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Aesculus wilsonii - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs - Care Guide
- 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
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - 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
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15m (50ft)
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10m (33ft) |
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