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Aesculus pavia 'Purple Spring'

Dwarf chestnut beautiful spring colour growing sho. The size after 10 years is 3 m. The flower colour is yellow/red. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is April - May.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

Date taken : 14.05.2011

Common name : Red buckeye

Family : Hippocastanaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : tree
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : all locations are ok
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : no special watering needs
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 2 and 3 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : lobed leaves
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
flowering period : april - may
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop