When will a chestnut tree flower?

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  1. jmike

    jmike Member

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    I have a chestnut tree that was planted from seed most likely by a squirrel in my back yard. I think its about at least 10 to 12 years old if not more. Can someone tell me when will it start to flower? Thanks.
     

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  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    It'll need to be upright to flower well . . . ;-))

    Probably within the next 2 or 3 years, it looks about the sort of size that they usually produce their first flower or two, but it'll also depend on how much sun it gets.

    BTW, yours is of course a Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), not a Chestnut (Castanea).
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Could have started flowering sooner, maybe the exposure is holding it up or it's just seedling variation.
     
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    Hi

    I have one of 2 chestnut trees in Port Hardy and it started flowering around 10 years after planting.

    John
     
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    This may be Aesculus flava and should have bloomed by now. Hard to tell what it is until it does bloom and you can see the "Nuts".
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hi Levilyla,

    The leaflets are too coarsely toothed for A. flava. Definite A. hippocastanum.
     
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    Won't disagree...thanks for the explanation.
     

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