ZONE:
4
COLOUR:
White
HEIGHT:
18-20 m
SPREAD:
14-16 m
ZONE:
4
COLOUR:
White
HEIGHT:
18-20 m
SPREAD:
14-16 m
The prickly seed pods on Aesculus hippocastanum can be messy. If this is a concern, choose other cultivars where the fruit is nearly absent, making them a better choice for planting.
Chestnuts and horsechestnut are in totally different families. Chestnuts (Castanea) are in the beech family (Fagaceae) and produce edible nuts. Horsechestnut and buckeyes (Aesculus) are in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) and produce poisonous nuts.