Red Horse Chestnut, Large Trees

Aesculus carnea Briottii: Bareroot Red Horse Chestnut Trees in Standard Sizes

The Red Horse Chestnut, Aesculus carnea Briottii, is a beautiful large tree (but smaller than a normal conker) and its flowers are red, pink and orange tutti-frutti coloured cones that contrast well with the handsome, dark green leaves.
It is a round headed tree that is ideal for avenue planting, reaching a height of about 15-20 metres.

Browse our selection of large trees, or our full range of trees.

Delivery season: Red 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: 15-20m
• Soil: Any well drained
• Use: Specimen, parkland, avenue
• Colour: Red, pink and orange flowers in May
• RHS Plants for Pollinators
• Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Red Horse Chestnut Trees

They will grow in any well drained soil, but are not recommended for especially dry locations in the sense that they are quite drought tolerant as long as they are growing in fertile soils.