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Nursery Direct
Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 400L about 4 to 6m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs machine access rather than a doorway, and sometimes a lift over the roof. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
Few deciduous trees command a landscape with the authority of Aesculus hippocastanum. Towering canopy, bold palmate foliage, and spectacular spring flower panicles deliver scale and seasonal drama that only maturity can provide.
Why Horse Chestnut
Spring flowering presence: Produces large, upright white panicles with pink markings, one of the most striking flowering displays of any broadleaf deciduous tree.
Monumental canopy: A broad, spreading form that delivers deep shade and commanding visual mass across open landscapes.
Bold foliage texture: Large, hand-shaped leaves create a rich, layered canopy with exceptional seasonal contrast from spring flush to autumn colour.
Deciduous advantage: Leaf drop opens the canopy in winter, allowing light penetration where seasonal flexibility is required.
Proven longevity: A long-lived species with a centuries-old track record in estate and institutional planting.
Ideal Applications
Prestige feature specimen: A centrepiece tree for large residential or commercial properties where scale and stature are essential.
Avenue planting: Planted in rows, creates a formal, stately approach befitting estates and private driveways.
Shade canopy: Delivers substantial cooling coverage across lawns and open recreational areas.
Park and estate composition: A natural fit within traditional, formal, or heritage-influenced landscape designs.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 12 to 20m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early winter
Soil & Drainage: Deep, fertile, well-drained to moist loam; tolerates clay but dislikes waterlogged conditions
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly throughout the first two to three growing seasons to establish a strong root system. Apply a thick layer of organic mulch around the base, keeping it clear of the trunk, to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 35m
Width: 15 to 25m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Balkans (Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria)
Flower Colour: White with pink and yellow markings
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







