Horse Chestnut vs Pink Candles Nanking Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Pink Candles Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa Pink Candles

Aesculus hippocastanum

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CUSTOM GROW

Pink Candles Nanking Cherry
Horse Chestnut

The Pink Candles Nanking Cherry is a small deciduous cultivar of the Nanking Cherry with attractive pink flowers that then form edible fruit. The flowers emerge close to the branches resembling a pink candle, giving this cultivar its name. The berries are scarlet in colour with a sweet and slightly tart flavor. It fruits mid to late July, and the fruit size and flavor can vary greatly.

The Pink Candles Nanking Cherry is a good choice for use in hedges. It is closely related to plum trees so it can pollinate certain plum species.
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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.

Pink Candles Nanking Cherry Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 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: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Berries: small
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Flavor: sweet, tart
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no