Aesculus parviflora Aesculus Back To List Aesculus Description: Aesculus parviflora, also known as the Bottle Brush Backeye, 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 Tree shape: Spreading Do not prune Flowering month: June Growth rate: Slow Leaf colour: Purple / GreenS Size: Small Chalk tolerant 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 hippocastanum Aesculus Sticky buds, large palmate leaves, yellow/orange in autumn. White ‘candle’ flowers. Green husks with conkers. 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 neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus A very special dwarf form with stunning autumn leaf colours and upright, creamy-yellow flower bracts in May. Full Details
Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus Sticky buds, large palmate leaves, yellow/orange in autumn. White ‘candle’ flowers. Green husks with conkers. 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 neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus A very special dwarf form with stunning autumn leaf colours and upright, creamy-yellow flower bracts in May. Full Details