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Baumann's horse chestnut | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Baumann's horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii' (d)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Aesculus
Family: Sapindaceae

About this plant

'Baumannii' is a large, broad-crowned deciduous tree with large dark leaves of 5-7 leaflets. Flowers double, white with yellow marks that age to red. Fruit not developing

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Only suitable for large gardens; grow in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings from early to midwinter or by chip budding from mid to late summer

Pests

Can get horse chestnut scale and leaf-mining moths

Diseases

A canker, Coral spot and a leaf spot may be a problem

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardGround Cover

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years