There\u2019s about 20 species of deciduous shrubs and tall trees in this genus. \u00a0More then half are native to North America some found from Asia to southeast Europe. \u00a0General found in deep soil in a sheltered valleys, They have large compound leafs comprised of 5-11 leaflets that are mid green to dark green. \u00a0In spring or summer showy upright panicles of cream to reddish 4-5 petaled flowers \u00bd-1 \u00bc\u201d wide flowers bloom at branch tips in a conical shape. \u00a0Inedible fruits contained in big seed capsules that vary form smooth to spiny which the common name Horse Chestnut derives form. \u00a0All parts if indigested may upset stomach.<\/p>\n
Performs best in cool temperature climates, in deep fertile and moisture retentive soil, most are frost hardy. \u00a0Plant in full sun or partial shade. \u00a0Well suited for parks or open gardens.<\/p>\n
Prone to canker, coral spot, leaf blotch, Japanese beetles, scale insects, Anthracnose, rust,<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and powdery mildew<\/i><\/em>.<\/p>\n Aesculus californica \u2013 California Buckeye<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Grows 25\u2019 feet tall and 30\u2019 feet wide but in cultivation may be smaller. Its commonly found in its native range of California on hillsides in sierra Nevadas and coastal regions. \u00a0It bears grayish-green, 4\u201d long leaves, which are smaller, then, most Aesculus. \u00a0Cylindrical panicles 8\u201d long of creamy white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged pink born in early summer followed rough skinned fig shape fruit up to 3\u201d long. \u00a0Plant in full sun, it\u2019s a better cultivars to withstand hot dry summer then most.<\/p>\n Zones 7-10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aesculus \u2013 Buckeye \u2013 Horse Chestnut There\u2019s about 20 species of deciduous shrubs and tall trees in this genus. \u00a0More then half are native to North America some found from Asia to southeast Europe. \u00a0General found in deep soil in a sheltered valleys, They have large compound leafs comprised of 5-11 leaflets that are mid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[21,41,20,29],"product_tag":[75],"common-name":[],"toolset-meta":{"plant-product-fields":{"is-featured-product":{"type":"checkbox","raw":""},"zone":{"type":"checkboxes","raw":"","checked":[],"formatted":""},"scientific-name":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"toolset-woocommerce-fields":{"_download_limit":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_virtual":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_downloadable":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_download_expiry":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_download_type":{"type":"radio","raw":""},"_regular_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price_dates_from":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sale_price_dates_to":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sku":{"type":"textfield","raw":"PDE-160254760"},"_manage_stock":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_stock_status":{"type":"radio","raw":"instock"},"_stock":{"type":"numeric","raw":null},"_backorders":{"type":"radio","raw":"no"},"_sold_individually":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_width":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_length":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_purchase_note":{"type":"textarea","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6103"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6103"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=6103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}