About
Aesculus chinensis is a deciduous tree that can reach heights of up to 15 meters, characterized by its wide crown. The leaves are palmate and feature 5 to 7 leaflets, displaying a mid-green hue. In mid-summer, this tree produces panicles of white flowers, each measuring up to 30 centimeters in height, with prominent stamens. These flowers are succeeded by round, rough-skinned fruits that can grow to approximately 2.5 centimeters in diameter.
About the genus
Aesculus consists of deciduous trees or sizable shrubs featuring prominent flowers and leaves that are lobed in a palmate arrangement. In some cases, they also exhibit appealing colors in the fall.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
- Native to
- N China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a warm sunny position for best results. For further information, see our advice on tree cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings or seed. For more advice see our information on how to propagate from seed (tree/shrub
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to Horse chestnut scale and leaf-mining moth
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to coral spot, canker and leaf spot