Aecsulus hippocastinum

Horse Chestnut

Features

• White flowers smother the tree in the spring.
• Nuts used in popular children’s game of conkers.
• A stately spreading tree.

Uses

• Specimen tree in larger gardens.
• Avenue plantings.
• Parks.

Growing Conditions

• Tolerant of most wind except strong, constant wind.
• Grows in all soil types except very wet and poorly drained sites.
• Drought tolerant once established.