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Aesculus x carnea

Hybrid
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Family Sapindaceae
Common names Pink Flowering Horse Chestnut

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Form

Height in cultivation 6 – 12 m
Spread in cultivation 4 – 12 m
Origin Exotic
Flower colour Pink, red
Flower period spring
Leaf colour Green
Leaf loss Deciduous
Risk poisonous or toxic
Canopy area 113.1 m2
Canopy shape Rounded

Site

Urban space type Park
Use feature, shade
Soil texture clay, loam, sand
Soil pH acidic, alkaline, neutral
Planting & Maintenance Fertile soil, well drained soil
Soil Volume 8 – 68 m3
Water use Moderate

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade
Tolerance Moderate drought
Moderate frost
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator
Risk - Flammability Low

Parent Species

Aesculus hippocastanum

Common Horse Chestnut

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Aesculus pavia

Firecracker Plant

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Climate Suitability

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