White Horse Chestnut, Large Trees

Aesculus hippocastanum Baumannii: Bareroot White Horse Chestnut Trees in Standard Sizes

The White Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum Baumannii, has double flowers that are mostly white, with small pink dots in the centre. It is smaller than the Wild Horse Chestnut, so it's a better choice for a garden and has more ornamental value, because you can see more of the flowers from the ground.

It is a sterile tree, so you won't have any conkers to clear off pathways. This may be bad news for the kids, but it also means that this tree is safe to plant around livestock as Horse Chestnuts, despite the name, are poisonous to most animals.

They can reach a height of about 20-25 metres with a spread of 15 metres.

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Delivery season: White Horse Chestnut trees are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.
Choosing a size: Small trees are cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our bareroot trees are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots aren't measured).

Features:

• Height: 20-25m
• Soil: Any well drained
• Use: Specimen, parkland, avenue, urban
• Colour: Mostly white, double flowers in May-June
• Safe for horses
• Bareroot delivery only: November-March
  

Growing Baumannii Chestnut Trees

Any well drained soil. Full sun is ideal, but it is fine to plant in partial shade where they will grow into the sun. Tolerant of pollution.