PLANTS OF HORSECHESTNUT - AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM
Ornamental and shade tree in parks and gardens. Environmental forestry planting. Medicinal.
Fertile, deep, cool soils. The Hors chestnut tree is native to the Balkans and Greece, it grows naturally in the Balkan Peninsula and eastern Bulgaria.
It is a tree that can reach up to 20 m in height, with deciduous, palmate leaves and greyish twigs. The white flowers appear in spring and are arranged in large, terminal glomerules. These inflorescences are cone-shaped and white with yellow, pink or red spots. The fruit is a spiny capsule with soft spikes.
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| Flower colour | White |
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| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Foliage color | Autumn, Green |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Plant use | Fruit production, Gardening, Singular, Street Tree, Urban garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Fresh |
| Soil - Type | Deep, Fertile, Silty |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !