Horse Chestnut Trees

Aesculus Hippocastanum

From £1.50

Bare root stock not available until November 2025 but you can Pre Order to secure your stock now

Horse Chestnut trees-Aesculus Hippocastanum everyone who ever collected a Conker knows this large, spreading tree, with its lovely pink/white ‘candle flowers’ that cover the tree in early summer and light up the May landscape. The leaves are deep green, turning a rustic amber colour in autumn.

Buying Options

Features

Mature Height

Mature Height

15-23 metres
Soil Types

Soil Types

Loamy
Lighting

Lighting

Full Sun

Full Description

Fully grown specimens require a lot of space but they make ideal park trees and grand avenues. The brittle timber is clean and white but it lacks strength. For internal shelving and fittings it has an advantage of being available in broad widths. It can be used out of doors for temporary things such as pallets.

Introduced shortly after 1616 from Albania Greece and Bulgaria horse chestnut has virtually become naturalized in Britain. It burns well but spits on an open fire.

Delivery

Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.

If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).

Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.

We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.

Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)

Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.

Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.

England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
  • £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
  • £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
  • £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
  • Over £1000 – £50 + VAT

Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
  • £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
  • £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
  • £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
  • Over £1001 – £62 + VAT

Click and Collect

Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK

Bareroot

Size (cm)Qty 1-10Qty 11-30Qty 31-150Qty 151-1000  
40 - 60£4.46£2.96£1.71£1.50
150 - 180£36.00£25.50£18.00£18.00