Red Buckeye


Scientific Name: Aesculus pavia L.
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 3-9,14-24
USDA: 4-8

Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun

Origin: Eastern USA

Growth Habits: Deciduous shrub or tree, 12 to 15 feet tall (3.6 to 4.5 m.), 12 to 15 feet in spread (3.6 to 4.5 m.)

Flowers: Red flowers

Watering Needs: Regular water

Propagation: Seed or occasionally grafting/budding

  • by whip grafts, in late winter. Use a Aesculus hippocastanum as graftstock.
  • by seeds, in spring. Germinates at 70-85 degrees F. The seeds can be harvested in autumn. No pre-treatment is needed. The usual germination temperature is 70-85 degrees F.



 

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