How to tend a Aesculus hippocastanum

Also known as: Pawia hippocastanum (L.) Kuntze, Aesculus asplenifolia Loudon, Aesculus castanea Gilib., Aesculus hippocastanum var. beaumanii C.K.Schneid., Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii (C.K.Schneid.) Dole, Aesculus memmingeri K.Koch, Aesculus procera Salisb., Aesculus septenata Stokes, Hippocastanum aesculus Cav., Aesculus hippocastanum var. pendula Puvill., Aesculus hippocastanum f. pendula (Puvill.) Rehder, Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-pleno Loudon, Aesculus hippocastanum var. aureovariegata Loudon, Aesculus hippocastanum var. argenteovariegata Loudon, Aesculus hippocastanum var. incisa Booth ex Loudon, Aesculus hippocastanum var. variegata Loudon, Hippocastanum vulgare Gaertn.

Watering

Keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like sunshine

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

In spring pruning and remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Hippocsatanaceae, Aesculus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period October
Flower colors
white, yellow, fruit color brown
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