About
Aesculus glabra is a pyramidal tree that can reach a height of approximately 15 meters. It features coarse bark and glossy green foliage that is divided into five elongated, pointed leaflets, which transition to shades of yellow and orange-red in the fall. In late spring and early summer, it produces yellow-green flowers that grow in upright clusters at the ends of the branches, which are succeeded by distinctive, knobby fruit that is pale brown in color.
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, Partial shade
- 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, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Cottage and informal garden
- Toxicity
- Humans/Pets (dogs): harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade; only suitable for large gardens
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to horse chestnut leaf miner and horse chestnut scale
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to coral spot, canker, leaf spot and honey fungus