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 flava \u2013 Aesculus octandra \u2013 Sweet Buckeye \u2013 Yellow buckeye<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0– This native to central and eastern America grows 50-80\u2019 feet tall and 30-50\u2019 feet wide but in the wild it can grow 90\u2019 feet tall. \u00a0Broadly oval to conical shape tree. \u00a0It bears 5-7 palmate glossy dark green leaves with egg shape or rounded leaflets 3\u201d long or more with prominent downy veins. The leaves turn yellow and orange shades in autumn. \u00a0The dark brown trunk becomes wrinkled as it ages. \u00a0Erect 7\u201d panicles of yellow flowers are born in summer followed by smooth skinned fruit.<\/p>\n Zones 4-9<\/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":26232,"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-160254765"},"_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\/6108"}],"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=6108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6108"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6108"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=6108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}