Aesculus parviflora
bottlebrush buckeye
Notes:
New growth fast but growth on old wood slow. Fall color inconsistent, better with larger diurnal temperature variation.
Tolerates wet but not saturated soils (found in nature just above flood plains). Will take heavy pruning if rejuvenation is needed. Less prone to disease than other Aesculus spp.
All parts poisonous.
Short growing season usually prevents fruit set in the Northeast.
UConn compares the growth habit to that of Rhus typhina, but to my eye, this buckeye looks far more attractive than any sumac.
Sources: Sunset, White Oak, Dove/Woolridge, UFL, UConn, Bir.
Tags:
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
clay tolerant
coarse texture
deer resistant
drought tolerant
exposure:full shade
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:tree
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
native:eastern North America
part shade preferred
persistence:deciduous
PHS Gold Medal Award
poisonous
pollution tolerant
pruning not required
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:foundation
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:regular
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