Aesculus parviflora Horse Chestnut Back To List Description: Aesculus parviflora, also known as the Bottle Brush Buckeye, is a large suckering tree. Leaves bronze when young in the spring, and an attractive yellow colour in autumn. Flowers freely in July-August with slender panicles of white flowers with long-exserted attractive red anthers. Followed by smooth fruits in the autumn. History: Originated from the USA in 1785. 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 Deciduous Flowering month: July Leaf colour: Purple / Green Growth rate: SlowS Size: Small Tree shape: Spreading Award-winning Do not prune Chalk tolerant Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Aesculus indica Horse Chestnut A round crowned tree. Large glossy leaves, white spotted yellow, flushed pink flowers, followed by non-prickly fruits. Full Details Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’ Horse Chestnut Compact, dense habit with deep pink flower bracts. Glossy brown ‘conkers’. Slow growing, resistant to ‘Chestnut Leaf Miner’. Full Details Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Horse Chestnut The young leaves are a brilliant shrimp pink turning pale yellow-green. Rather slow-growing and broadly columnar tree. Full Details Aesculus indica ‘Sydney Pearce’ Horse Chestnut A perfect globe-shaped tree with dark olive green leaves and large panicles of white and yellow flowers suffused pink. Full Details
Aesculus indica Horse Chestnut A round crowned tree. Large glossy leaves, white spotted yellow, flushed pink flowers, followed by non-prickly fruits. Full Details
Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’ Horse Chestnut Compact, dense habit with deep pink flower bracts. Glossy brown ‘conkers’. Slow growing, resistant to ‘Chestnut Leaf Miner’. Full Details
Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Horse Chestnut The young leaves are a brilliant shrimp pink turning pale yellow-green. Rather slow-growing and broadly columnar tree. Full Details
Aesculus indica ‘Sydney Pearce’ Horse Chestnut A perfect globe-shaped tree with dark olive green leaves and large panicles of white and yellow flowers suffused pink. Full Details