Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

Amazing new leaves of pink-orange that age to cream-green through spring and green through summer. Slow-growing tree. Protect from strong winds. In spring, pale-yellow flowers with a red base are borne in erect panicles. Orange and yellow autumn leaves. Seldom produces nuts. Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos' is a hybrid between Aesculus flava (syn. Aesculus octandra) and Aesculus sylvatica.

Exotic

Deciduous

Toxic to animals

Tolerates light frosts

Clay soils

Sandy soils

Full sun

Part 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 x neglecta, neglēcta (Latin, participle), meaning 'neglected, ignored, overlooked, disregarded'.

Cultivar: Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

Common Name: Caroline Horse Chestnut

Other Common Name(s): Buckeye

Description: Amazing new leaves of pink-orange that age to cream-green through spring and green through summer. Slow-growing tree. Protect from strong winds. In spring, pale-yellow flowers with a red base are borne in erect panicles. Orange and yellow autumn leaves. Seldom produces nuts. Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos' is a hybrid between Aesculus flava (syn. Aesculus octandra) and Aesculus sylvatica.

Height: 6m

Width: 4m

Uses: Attracts bees

Tolerates: 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: Orange, Yellow

• Winter: None

• Spring: Pink, Orange, White, Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: Yellow, Red