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- How do you take care of a horse chestnut tree?
- Can you keep a horse chestnut tree small?
- How fast does horse chestnut tree grow?
- How big does a horse chestnut tree get?
- Is Horse Chestnut safe to take?
- What is wrong with the horse chestnut trees?
- How close to a house can you plant a horse chestnut tree?
- What eats horse chestnuts?
- Why are they called horse chestnuts?
- How do you propagate horse chestnuts?
- Why are there no conkers this year 2020?
- Do squirrels eat horse chestnuts?
How do you take care of a horse chestnut tree?
Growing a Horse Chestnut Tree
Horse chestnuts thrive in USDA plant hardiness zones 3-8 in areas having full sun and well-drained, but moist, humus-rich soil. These trees do not tolerate excessively dry conditions. Horse chestnut trees are usually planted in spring or fall, depending on climate.
Can you keep a horse chestnut tree small?
You do need a lot of space to grow your own conkers: a mature horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a magnificent tree, with a height and spread of around 25m, so not one for a small garden (or even a medium-sized one).
How fast does horse chestnut tree grow?
Unlike some tree species, germination rates for these seeds tend to be rather good. One the roots begin to sprout from the conker, you can pot it up in a container filled with a mix of soil-based compost. They will be ready to plant into their final growing position in around a year, when they are a foot or so tall.
How big does a horse chestnut tree get?
Mature Size
The horsechestnut grows to a height of 50–75' and a spread of 40–70' at maturity.
Is Horse Chestnut safe to take?
Summary Horse chestnut seed extract is generally safe to take or use topically. However, there are some reported side effects, interactions with certain medications, and safety concerns associated with certain medical conditions.
What is wrong with the horse chestnut trees?
The current disease in horse-chestnuts is caused by a bacterium called Pseudomonas syringae pv aesculi. What damage does it do? To put it simply it clogs up the tree's veins. The most obvious symptom is weeping wounds from the trunk of the tree and rust-coloured stains on the bark.
How close to a house can you plant a horse chestnut tree?
You want to give it at least 40 feet of spacing from the house as this will be its potential spread when fully grown. The spread of the canopy in trees reflects the spread of the roots, so if you plan for the canopy, this will also take care of the roots.
What eats horse chestnuts?
Conker conundrum
Despite all the fun to be had with the seeds of a horse chestnut tree, they do have a more serious side. Conkers can be mildly poisonous to many animals, causing sickness if eaten, although some animals can safely consume them, most notably deer and wild boar.
Why are they called horse chestnuts?
Etymology. The common name horse chestnut originates from the similarity of the leaves and fruits to sweet chestnuts, Castanea sativa (a tree in a different family, the Fagaceae), together with the alleged observation that the fruit or seeds could help panting or coughing horses.
How do you propagate horse chestnuts?
If you wish to attempt propagation, gather the horse chestnuts when they fall from the tree in early autumn. Chill them over winter in the fridge or in an unheated area, such as an outdoor building. These seeds need at least two to three months of chilling time, called cold stratification, to germinate.
Why are there no conkers this year 2020?
But your game of conkers could be in trouble. That's because the trees where they come from have been put on the official extinction list. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, about half of horse chestnut trees face extinction because they're being attacked by moths and disease.
Do squirrels eat horse chestnuts?
Horse chestnut trees bud in the winter and are covered in a sticky residue. ... At this time squirrels will eat the ripe conkers but also bury others that may turn into future horse chestnut trees if buried before they dry out.
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