Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce'

Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce'

Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce'

Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce'

Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce'

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£55.00

(Indian Chestnut) Particularly desirable flowering selection of Aesculus indica which was first selected by Sidney Pearce, the Assistant Curator at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in 1935.

Masses of very upright panicles of long, white, suffused-pink flowers with yellow markings in midsummer. Large dark green deeply lobed leaves.

Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce' is an unusual tree and can reach a good size eventually but is generally slow to grow initially and not for instant gratification.

Very limited availability this year.

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3 litre pot (2-3 years old, 40-60 cm tall)

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Position: Full sun.
Soil: Any well drained, fertile soil.
Hardiness: Hardy.
Flowering Period: May - June.
Rate of Growth: Slow initially, moderate once established.
Habit: Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce' is eventually a large tree with a rounded crown.
- Height: 20 m (65 ft)
- Spread: 15 m (50 ft)

Notes: We have a specimen of Aesculus indica 'Sidney Pearce', planted in the arboretum surrounding our nursery. At 12 years old it had reached a height of 3 - 4 m, a spread of 3 m.

How Much Sun: Full Sun
Eventual Size: Tree - Large (15m+)
Growing Conditions: Soil: Alkaline, Soil: Not Fussy
Special Features: Flowers in Summer, Rare and Unusual

Brand BlueBell Nursery

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