Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'
Caroline Horse Chestnut








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.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
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 and Features
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
References
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_%C3%97_neglecta
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aesculus/aesculus-neglecta/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=182125
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/99273/i-aesculus-i-times%3B-i-neglecta-i/details
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/90136/i-aesculus-i-times%3B-i-neglecta-i-erythroblastos/details
https://www.ebben.nl/nl/treeebb/aeneryth-aesculus-x-neglecta-erythroblastos
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/aesculus-neglecta-erythroblastos