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Aesculus x carnea Red Horsechestnut
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The long cultivated red horsechestnut has roots that date back to the early 1800’s when it was discovered in Europe. Plants are the result of a chance hybrid between Aesculus hippocastanum and A. pavia. The palmately compound, baseball mitt-like leaves are deep green and heavily textured during the growing season. In spring, impressive rich-red upright panicles create considerable drama. Bloom season is followed by a crop of golf-ball-sized nuts enclosed within a prickle coated covering. Plants are rather easy to cultivate though do show some susceptibility to late season cosmetic foliage blemish, often tied to both drought stress and fungal agents. We find the spring showcase and textural value of these plants to be exceptional and as a result are willing to tolerate the late season foliage decline as par for the course.
| Latin Name | Aesculus x carnea |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Red Horsechestnut |
| Native | No |
| USDA Zone | Zone 5 |
| Introduced by Broken Arrow Nursery | No |
- For fall, our plants will be shipped from March 11th (weather dependent) until the week of April 26th.
- Changing Your Order - If you have an order that has been placed, the only way to modify it is by emailing us.
- Shipping Charges - Due to increasing costs associated with shipping plants and the time required to package orders we have established a 30% flat shipping fee for all plant orders in the Northeast, 40% flat shipping fee for remaining states east of the Mississippi River and a 45% flat shipping fee for all states west of the Mississippi River. There is a $30, $40, or $45 minimum shipping fee, depending on your region, for plant orders under $100. A small number of oversized plants have an additional $10 surcharge.
- Shipping Restrictions - Mail-order is restricted to the plants that are included in the mail-order section of our website. Unfortunately we are unable to ship plants to AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.
- Shipment Period - We ship plants in the fall from September - November and in the spring from March - May. All shipments are weather and plant growth dependent.
- Guarantee - We guarantee that all plants sold by Broken Arrow Nursery are healthy and true to name when they leave the nursery.
- Please contact us within 5 days of the receipt of your order if such is not the case. If we are at fault we will replace the plant in question or issue a nursery credit for the purchase price of the plant. We are unable to guarantee plants that are improperly cared for after delivery.
