How Do You Grow A Common Horse Chestnut Tree?
If you have the land, the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum ) is easy to love. This large flowering tree can reach 100 feet tall and 50 feet wide. The leaves emerge light green, but turn deep dark green at maturity. But, it’s the showy white blooms that hit their peak in mid-May that highlight this tree. Tolerating everything but extremely wet or dry conditions, it’s even easy to grow. Select an appropriate planting site. This large tree prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil in Hardiness Zones 3 through 8. It can grow rapidly under those conditions. It also prefers cooler climates and gardeners may not get the best results in warmer areas of the country. Prepare the tree for planting. Horse chestnut transplants are usually purchased containerized or balled-and-burlapped. Use a knife or garden shears to remove all twine and wire and half of the burlap covering the rootball. Dig the planting hole. Prepare the planting site by digging a hole three to four times the width of t
