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Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) 4060cm Bare Root 2yr (1u1) pack of 25
Preferred common name: Horse chestnut, conker The RHS Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a large deciduous tree, commonly known as Horsechestnut or Conker tree. The flowers are usually white with a small red spot; they are produced in spring in erect panicles 1030 cm tall with about 2050 flowers on each panicle. Usually only 15 fruit develop on each panicle; the fruit is a green, softly spiky capsule containing one (rarely two or three) nutlike seeds called conkers or horsechestnuts. Each conker is 24 cm diameter, glossy nutbrown with a whitish scar at the base.Bare root hedging is a very low cost way of planting a hedge, but is only available to buy and plant when dormant (NovemberMarch). Orders ahead of 1st November will be stored to guarantee an early delivery date.