Horse Chestnut vs Fall Red Apple - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Fall Red Apple

Malus Fall Red

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Fall Red Apple
Horse Chestnut

The Fall Red Apple produces large ruby red apples with white flesh that are crisp and sweet. This delicious fruit is great for fresh eating or baking, with a good storage life. Its showy clusters of white flowers in spring add fragrance and beauty to your garden or yard.

Like most apples, the Fall Red apple will produce fruit on its own, but can benefit from another variety of apple (such as Prairie Sensation Apple) for cross pollination. It is a disease resistant alternative to the McIntosh Apple.

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.

Fall Red Apple Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Flowers: white, with pink
Fruit: red
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Flavor: sweet, crisp
Harvest: late august, early september
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no