Aesculus pavia

Species

Tree

Family	Sapindaceae
Synonyms	Aesculus austrina, Aesculus discolor, Aesculus humilis, Aesculus lyonii, Aesculus mollis, Aesculus pawia, Aesculus pubescens, Aesculus rubescens, Aesculus rubra, Aesculus splendens, Aesculus versicolor, Aesculus whitleyi, Pavia americana, Pavia atropurpurea, Pavia coriacea, Pavia fulva, Pavia glauca, Pavia humilis, Pavia intermedia, Pavia lindleyana, Pavia livida, Pavia longiflora, Pavia lucida, Pavia macrocarpa, Pavia michauxii, Pavia mollis, Pavia nana, Pavia octandria, Pavia pavia, Pavia pendula, Pavia pubescens, Pavia pumila, Pavia punctata, Pavia rubra, Pavia versicolor, Pavia whitleyi, Pavia willdenowiana, Paviana coccinea, Pawia octandra, Pawia rubra
Common names	Firecracker Plant, Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye, Woolly Buckeye

Climatic Suitability
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Form

Height in cultivation 5 – 6 m

Spread in cultivation 3 – 6 m

Origin Exotic

Flower colour Red

Flower period spring, summer

Leaf colour Green

Leaf loss Deciduous

Canopy area 28.3 m²

Canopy shape Rounded

Site

Urban space type Garden

Use feature

Soil texture clay, loam, sand

Soil pH acidic, alkaline, neutral

Soil Volume 4 – 17 m³

Water use Moderate

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade

Tolerance Moderate drought
High frost

Soil Salinity No

Growth rate Fast

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Climate Suitability

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