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Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seeds, organic [INTL NO]
Price range: $9.95 through $25.00
Family: Soapberry (Hippocastanaceae)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 8
(Conker Tree) Native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, Horse chestnut is a stout deciduous tree to 80 feet tall, magnificent, with a spreading crown tipped by handsomely swollen, resiny buds. An excellent choice for creating the mature landscape. The nuts are employed for making Bach remedies and as a natural whitening agent used by dyers and weavers. Traditional usage (TWM): low-dose botanical used for tonifying blood vessels. We are supplying fresh, moist, cold-stored nuts freed from the pericarp, prepared for immediate planting. Bury seeds 3 inches deep in rich, moist soil in the outdoor propagation bed or in a deep pot. You can plant one to 3 seeds per pot. Seeds planted in the fall to early spring will germinate and grow in the spring. If seeds are already sprouted on receipt, plant 3 inches deep with sprout down and tamp securely. The aerial parts will soon show.
Packet contains 3 seeds
1 Pound contains ~28 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
Tamie (verified owner) –
There were 4 seeds in the packet. Thanks for the extra. One had sprouted. I live in southern Minnesota and we are having above normal temps. If the seeds start to produce above ground growth and we return to normal below freezing temps, will they need protection? Thanks.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Tamie,
Thanks for your positive note. If the seeds make above ground growth and then experience freezing, they can die off. Normally we plant these outdoors in winter conditionsa nd they are intelligent enough to not make aerial parts until after frost. I think that should apply to Minnesota as well. Another option would be to plant indoors or in a greenhouse–even an unheated one would help.
Richo
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Adam J Harrelson –
Do you have any 2021 fresh seeds? Thank you!
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Richo Cech –
hi adam, yes, as of late september 2021 the new crop is in. We wouldn’t sell anything except new crop on this–the seed doesn’t last more than a year, if that. richo
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Richo Cech –
yes, new crop in stock
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alilcountrygirlatheart (verified owner) –
My chestnuts have sprouted so much, I can’t wait to make some salves!
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Anne –
Really? Do you have a recipe for a salve? What’s it good for!?? Fun!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Anne,
Horse chestnut contains the aescin saponins that tonify the vascular bed. There’s more info on this as well as a recipe for the salve in my book “Making Plant Medicine.” If you’re interested in the book, my recommendation is to order it here, not on amazon–you get free shipping here. Richo
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