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 parviflora \u2013 Bottlebrush Buckeye <\/b><\/strong>\u2013 Grows only 10\u2019 feet tall and 15\u2019 feet wide forms a broad spreading clump of many stems. \u00a0Found in woodland areas of the Southeastern North America. \u00a0In spring the leaves unfold bronze. It bear 5-7 palmate mid to dark green leaves divided into egg shape to rounded leaflets 9\u201d long and are strongly veined with downy undersides. \u00a0In autumn the leaves turn yellow. \u00a0On slender panicles of spidery white conical pinnacles 12\u201d long are borne mid summer followed by smooth skinned fruit. \u00a0Best grown in areas with hot humid summers, will tolerate all but poorly drained soil.<\/p>\n Zones 6-10<\/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":26237,"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-160254777"},"_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\/6120"}],"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=6120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6120"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6120"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=6120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}