BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

An unusual form of our native horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum 'Laciniata' has interesting, exceptionally deeply cut leaves. These leaves are dark green in spring and summer and can turn butter yellow in a good, crisp autumn. Upright panicles of attractive white flowers appear on the branches of established plants in late spring. A very handsome tree with intriguing foliage!

Features

• Common name: Cut-leaf Horse Chestnut.
• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Any well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: May.
• Rate of Growth: Slow.
• Habit: Small tree.
• Height: 8 m (26 ft)
• Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
• Notes: This Aesculus can be coppiced every few years to produce a much smaller plant with a very distinctive foliage effect. Pruning it in this way can make it suitable for even the smallest of gardens!
• Size: 30 - 40 cm tall in 3L containers.