Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) 80/100cm Bare Root 2yr Old (1u1) Pack of 25
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Product Code:
H80AESH1u1
Dispatched from November 2012
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From Only: £46.95 Ex VAT
Or £1.88 Per plant
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Preferred common name: Horse chestnut, conker
 The RHS Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a large deciduous tree, commonly known as Horse-chestnut or Conker tree. The flowers are usually white with a small red spot; they are produced in spring in erect panicles 10-30 cm tall with about 20-50 flowers on each panicle. Usually only 1-5 fruit develop on each panicle; the fruit is a green, softly spiky capsule containing one (rarely two or three) nut-like seeds called conkers or horse-chestnuts. Each conker is 2-4 cm diameter, glossy nut-brown with a whitish scar at the base.
Bare root hedging is a very low cost way of planting a hedge, but is only available to buy and plant when dormant (November-March). Orders ahead of 1st November will be stored to guarantee an early delivery date.
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Benefits
• The RHS Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a fast growing native deciduous hedge
• Flower: Wite. Large in Spring in erect panicles 10-30 cm tall
• Foliage: Green Autumn
• Fruit: Green, Brown in Autumn
• Ultimate Height: 80ft (24m)
• Hedge Height: 4-14ft (1.2-4.6m)
• Average growth/Year*: 1-2ft (20-60cm)
• Recommended Planting Distance: 3-5 per metre for a single row or 5-7 per metre for a double staggered row.
*Average Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years
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