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Nursery Direct
Indian Horse Chestnut
Aesculus indica
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.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Request photosGetting it in: this size needs about 900mm of clear access. 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
Indian Horse Chestnut - Aesculus indica
Few deciduous trees command a landscape with the authority of Aesculus indica. Towering to 15 to 20 metres at maturity, it delivers bold canopy structure, refined upright form, and spectacular spring flowering. Supplied as advanced stock, it starts well ahead of a smaller nursery plant.
Why Indian Horse Chestnut
Flowering presence: Tall creamy-white panicles with soft yellow markings emerge in spring, creating visible impact across large properties.
Superior form: More upright and refined than common Horse Chestnut, a cleaner, more architectural silhouette suited to formal and estate landscapes.
Canopy depth: Broad palmate foliage develops into a dense, cooling canopy, a functional asset on exposed sites.
Seasonal dimension: Delivers distinct spring, summer, and autumn character, year-round visual engagement from a single specimen.
Climate reliability: Well-suited to temperate and cool-climate regions across southern Australia.
Ideal Applications
Estate and parkland planting: A natural fit for expansive formal landscapes where scale and permanence matter.
Avenue installation: Planted in rows, Aesculus indica forms a stately, canopied approach befitting prestige residential and civic projects.
Specimen focal point: Positioned as a standalone feature, it anchors a landscape with structural authority.
Shade canopy: Positioned over open lawn areas or entertaining spaces, it delivers functional cooling with a refined aesthetic.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 10 to 15m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring (when dormant)
Soil & Drainage: Deep, fertile, moist but well-drained loam; tolerates clay if not waterlogged; prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years until fully established, particularly during dry spells and summer heat. Apply a thick layer of organic mulch around the root zone to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 30m
Width: 10 to 15m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Western Himalayas (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan)
Flower Colour: White to pale pink with yellow and red 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.







