Aesculus californica
CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE, CALIFORNIAN HORSE CHESTNUT
Sapindaceae-Hippocastanoideae

 
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Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 6-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, clay, neutral to alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, heavy frost
8m
Plant habit
 
10m

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Origins: USA

Other Botanical Names: Calothyrsus californica, Hippocastanum californicum

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Aesculus californica
CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE, CALIFORNIAN HORSE CHESTNUT
Sapindaceae-Hippocastanoideae

 

  Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 6-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, clay, neutral to alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, heavy frost
8m
Plant habit
 
10m

FEATURES

Flowers: moderately fragrant flowers in pink-white

Flowering Time: early spring to mid spring

Leaves: dark green

Ornamental Fruit: brown nut


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental, formal & cottage designs

Uses: soil binding

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: butterfly attracting



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: seeds poisonous






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