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Horse Chestnut vs Ussurian Pear (Siberian)Aesculus hippocastanum Pyrus ussuriensis ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW SOLD OUT 
Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts. A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.
Ussurian Pear (aka Manchurian or Siberian Pear) is the most cold hardy of all pear species. HORSE CHESTNUT QUICK FACTSUSSURIAN PEAR (SIBERIAN) QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
yellow to orange
Fall colour:
burgundy
Berries:
yellow fruit (low quality, self pollinating)
Flowers:
white flowers in spring
Nuts:
large nuts within spiky capsules. Slightly poisonous to eat
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
medium
Maintenance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
high
Toxicity: raw Horse Chestnut seed, leaf, bark and flower is toxic if ingested due to the presence of esculin. |