Aesculus x carnea (Red Horsechestnut)

Zone 5, flowers in late spring with dark rose-red panicles

Our current inventory of Aesculus x carnea (Red Horsechestnut) is presented below by three (3) available sizes along with their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size and quantity).

  Also known as:              
  Horse-chestnut    
  Red Horsechestnut     
  Red horse-chestnut    

 

   Tree Form:                      
  2.0" (inches)  ...  $ 145.00          
  2.5" (inches)  ...  $ 195.00          
  3.0" (inches)  ...  $ 240.00           
              

 

 

Description


 This hybrid of Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus pavia has very large, dark green leaves composed of five to seven leaflets, and will ultimately reach a height and spread of 30 to 40 feet. Although deciduous, Red Horsechestnut does not produce any appreciable fall color and is well-suited for use as a specimen. The tree is quite striking with dark green, coarse-textured foliage. Pyramidal in shape when very young, Red Horsechestnut develops slowly into a round, very dense shade tree by five to seven years of age, and is outstanding in the landscape for its beautiful springtime display of blossoms. The multitude of pink to bright scarlet blooms appear on erect, eight-inch-long panicles at each branch tip and are quite attractive to bees and hummingbirds.  

 

Scientific Classification


Kingdom:    Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Aesculus