Bottlebrush Buckeye
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Bottlebrush Buckeye highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Bloom PeriodSummer
Growing Zones 4 - 8
Fall in love with the shade-loving native Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parvifolia) as it catches the eye and captures the heart! Showy spring flower spires are held in terminal panicles, reaching high above the leaves in an exceptional display against the palm-shaped foliage that grows to cast deep shade in summer.
The elaborate upright flowers appear in the summer in clusters that are composed of many smaller white florets, each festooned with a showy red anther and smothered with an incredible array of Pollinators.
This medium-sized shrub is one of the first to leaf out in the spring. Thick, textured compound leaves are dark green and set the blooms off to perfection. Bottlebrush Buckeyes not only feature foot-long flowers and splendor in all four seasons of the year! Each compound leaf is comprised of five to seven leaflets, each thickly corrugated for a bold look.
Native Buckeyes are exceptional pollinator, wildlife, and bird-friendly deciduous plants! These smaller-sized plants grow just 8 to 12 feet in height but spread a bit wider at maturity. The blooms attract hummingbirds and a host of pollinators too! Wildlife and squirrels love the autumn crop of little Buckeye nuts. Note that these nuts are not edible for humans, but wildlife love them! Cold-hardy throughout USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8 and are adaptable to a wide range of conditions.
Planting and Application:
Hardy shrubby trees that boost biodiversity and native ecology, the Bottlebrush Buckeye is a suckering, spreading deciduous that can slowly take over out-of-the-way shady areas and create its groves. This is the perfect screening plant for you, plus erosion control, but it also creates wonderful cover and nesting for birds and wildlife!
Group or create rows atop hillsides and hard-to-mow areas, slow water runoff, and block wind. Also, a fantastic understory ornamental to fill in as a backdrop or privacy hedge. Buckeye are highly versatile plants for your woodland gardens or grouped as bird-friendly shelterbelts and windbreaks.
Limbing up the branches and exposing the multi-stemmed trunks will allow for an informal specimen planting for your front yard and other native plant displays, while still retaining all the qualities of a shade-loving flowering ornamental!
- Tall, Slender Showy White Panicles
- Wonderful Green Compound Foliage
- Nutlets For Wildlife & Ample Nectar For Pollinators
- Bird-Friendly Nesting, Cover & Roosting
- Naturalizes, Hedges, Shade-Gardens & Woodland Gardens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Buckeye bushes handle full sun but prefer shade to part shade throughout USDA growing zones 4 through 8. Provide a well-drained moderately moist site with Nature Hills Root Booster and a healthy layer of arborist bark chips. Clean-up is easy since the first freeze causes all the foliage to drop, but not until you get to enjoy the yellow fall color. Prune for size and shape after flowering, and you can remove the suckers easily to maintain a tidy clump or a multi-stemmed tree or shrub form.
- Full Sun & Partial Sun
- Poor to Average, Well-Drained Soils on the Acidic Side
- Average to Low Moisture Once Established
- Drought Tolerant & Responds to Mulching Well
- Prune After Flowering
Fall in love with the showy native Bottlebrush Buckeye bush for your garden and wildlife! Attract birds and butterflies galore with hardy and easy-care natives with the help of NatureHills.com!
