Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'

Has large, dark-green, fan-shaped leaves and giant double white flower candles in mid-spring. Has a taller and narrower growth habit and flowers later and for longer than Aesculus hippocastanum. The flowers are mostly sterile, so will not produce much fruit. Any nuts that are produced in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Once established, it is difficult to transplant due to its taproot. Great as a shade and paddock tree. Yellow autumn leaves. Prefers moist, well-drained soils, and will not tolerate dry soils well.

Exotic

Deciduous

Toxic to animals

Tolerates windy sites

Tolerates light frosts

Clay soils

Sandy soils

Full sun

Part shade

Paddocks

Shade

Attracts bees

Family: Sapindaceae, soapberry family, a family of flowering plants.

Genus: Aesculus, aesculus (Latin, noun), meaning 'a kind of oak bearing edible acorns'. Commonly known as buckeye and horse chestnut, a genus of various flowering trees and shrubs.

Species: Aesculus hippocastanum, hippocastanum lit., horse chestnut, derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (híppos, 'horse') and Latin adjective castanea (chestnut tree, chestnut).

Cultivar: Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'

Common Name: Horse Chestnut

Description: Has large, dark-green, fan-shaped leaves and giant double white flower candles in mid-spring. Has a taller and narrower growth habit and flowers later and for longer than Aesculus hippocastanum. The flowers are mostly sterile, so will not produce much fruit. Any nuts that are produced in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Once established, it is difficult to transplant due to its taproot. Great as a shade and paddock tree. Yellow autumn leaves. Prefers moist, well-drained soils, and will not tolerate dry soils well.

Height: 6m

Width: 4m

Uses: Paddocks, Shade, Attracts bees

Tolerates: Windy, Light frosts

Soil Type: Clay soils, Sandy soils

Sun and Shade: Full sun, Part shade

Winter Foliage: Deciduous

Origin: Exotic

Types: Toxic to animals

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Yellow

• Winter: None

• Spring: Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: White