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Horse Chestnut vs Boughens Golden ChokecherryAesculus hippocastanum Prunus virginiana Boughens 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.
Boughen's Golden Chokecherry typically grows into a shrub form with yellow fruit and beautiful green foliage. This type of chokecherry is particularly sweet because it is non-astringent, meaning that it does not produce tannins. Tannins are what create the puckering, or sour taste when eating something unripe. HORSE CHESTNUT QUICK FACTSBOUGHENS GOLDEN CHOKECHERRY QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
yellow to orange
Berries:
yellow
Flavor:
sweet
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. |