red horse chestnut
Aesculus carnea
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 40 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Red horse chestnut (Aesculus carnea) is a tree for specimen planting, low maintenance landscapes, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows at a moderate rate and forms a broad shape. Its flowers draw hummingbirds and bees.
Pairs well with American beech, Canadian hemlock, Autumn Frost hosta, and Japanese forest grass.
Native range
USA, Arnold Arboretum, Cambridge, and MA.