Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus Back To List Aesculus Description: Aesculus hippocastanum, also known as the Common Horse Chestnut is possibly the most beautiful of very large, flowering trees. Sticky buds progress to large bright green palmate leaves, turning yellow and orange-brown in autumn. Exceptionally attractive in May when large white ‘candle’ flowers cover the tree with a unique scent. Rounded, spiny green husks enclose one or two shiny brown ‘conkers’ in the autumn that are a childrens favourite for games! Suitable as a specimen in large gardens and parks. Susceptible to the ‘Chestnut Leaf Miner’. TOXIC IF EATEN. History: Introduced into Europe in 1576 and to Britain in the early 17th Century. Received an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Aesculus Growing Tips: Most varieties require a lot of space to grow. Thrive in almost any well drained soils. Prefer to be planted in full sun or partial shade. Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 12m x 8m Attributes Tree shape: Standard Leaf colour: Green Flowering month: MayL Size: Large Fruit for wildlife Growth rate: Fast Scented flowers Chalk tolerant Autumn colour Can be hard pruned Open space planting Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydCo. AntrimCo. DownCo. WestmeathConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDublinDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Aesculus The young leaves are a brilliant shrimp pink turning pale yellow-green. Rather slow-growing and broadly columnar tree. Full Details Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’ Aesculus Compact, dense habit with deep pink flower bracts. Glossy brown ‘conkers’. Slow growing, resistant to ‘Chestnut Leaf Miner’. Full Details Aesculus indica Aesculus A round crowned tree. Large glossy leaves, white spotted yellow, flushed pink flowers, followed by non-prickly fruits. Full Details Aesculus pavia var discolor ‘Koehnei’ Aesculus An unusual dwarf chestnut with emerging bronzy-red leaves and stunning pink yellow flowers. Full Details
Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Aesculus The young leaves are a brilliant shrimp pink turning pale yellow-green. Rather slow-growing and broadly columnar tree. Full Details
Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’ Aesculus Compact, dense habit with deep pink flower bracts. Glossy brown ‘conkers’. Slow growing, resistant to ‘Chestnut Leaf Miner’. Full Details
Aesculus indica Aesculus A round crowned tree. Large glossy leaves, white spotted yellow, flushed pink flowers, followed by non-prickly fruits. Full Details
Aesculus pavia var discolor ‘Koehnei’ Aesculus An unusual dwarf chestnut with emerging bronzy-red leaves and stunning pink yellow flowers. Full Details