Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Pack of 120 Cell Grown 20/40cm
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Product Code:
AEHI120
Available from September 2012
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From Only: £89.99 Ex VAT
Or £0.75 Per Plant
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Our RHS 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.
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Benefits
• RHS cell grown horse chestnut hedging plants, under licence granted by the Royal Horticultural Society
• The 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
*Average Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years
NB: Cell Grown Plants are sold in bundles containing 120 plants. We cannot deliver split bundles. Volume discounts on these plants are substantial. These plants are between 20-50cms high-- the actual height of the plant depends throughout the growing season.
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