I hope I have the right newsgroup and also hope that maybe
someone can help
me. I live in the UK and am the dubious owner of a Horse
Chestnut (Aesculus
hippocastanum) Bonsai tree. I know that these are not ideal for
Bonsai but
nevertheless I planted a seed and grew my first Bonsai, it is
now 20" tall
and some 33 years old the last 15 years have seen leaves no
larger than 2.5"
to 3" across. I find the tree has grown into a very pleasing
shape and I am
very proud of it. Now to my problem it has never flowered, does
anybody know
how I can get it to flower? or is it now very unlikely.
Thanks in advance.
John Kelway


You have the right group, but I suspect few of us have any
experience with the horse chestnut. The only one I have seen
(pictures of) was in an article by Walter Pall in the November
1997 "Bonsai Magazine" (BCI). I think he also has discussed it
either here (Walter no longer graces the non-graphics mailing
list/newsgroup) or on our gallery at one time or another. Not
recently, though.

I just read through the article and he makes no mention of
blooming. They are early spring bloomers on current year's wood,
so I'd suggest low N fertilizer through late summer and fall.
Maybe that will help.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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John,
No experience here with the Aesculus, but it would be nice if you could post
a photo of it on our IBC galley so we can learn from what you have done so
far. Sounds like a very nice tree.
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/
I hope I have the right newsgroup and also hope that maybe someone can help
me. I live in the UK and am the dubious owner of a Horse Chestnut (Aesculus
hippocastanum) Bonsai tree. I know that these are not ideal for Bonsai but
nevertheless I planted a seed and grew my first Bonsai, it is now 20" tall
and some 33 years old the last 15 years have seen leaves no larger than 2.5"
to 3" across. I find the tree has grown into a very pleasing shape and I am
very proud of it. Now to my problem it has never flowered, does anybody know
how I can get it to flower? or is it now very unlikely.
Thanks in advance.
John Kelway

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What is it about the Horse Chestnut and daughters? Mine was planted (Horse
Chestnut that is :-)) the day my daughter was born.

Not just daughters either. I collected a horse chestnut the weekend before
our first son, Kenneth was born. It was just barely sprouting when I found
it. If my son ever develops an interest in bonsai, I think it will be neat
for him to have a tree that matches his age.

Sam Crowell
Klamath Falls, Oregon

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At 08:50 PM 8/27/2003 -0700, sam crowell wrote:
What is it about the Horse Chestnut and daughters? Mine was planted (Horse
Chestnut that is :-)) the day my daughter was born.

Not just daughters either. I collected a horse chestnut the weekend before
our first son, Kenneth was born. It was just barely sprouting when I found
it. If my son ever develops an interest in bonsai, I think it will be neat
for him to have a tree that matches his age.
My story is an oak (quercus lobata) that I planted from an acorn when my
son was born. I was trying to do bonsai by braille. I lost quite a few
seedlings and finally his father took one from me and plated it in the
yard. It is now about 20" in diameter and 15' to 20' tall.

Kitsune Miko

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At my family house we have about 5 very big and old common chestnuts,
last year i collected about 20 chestnuts seedlings but i'm not father yet :P

Kitsune Miko wrote:
At 08:50 PM 8/27/2003 -0700, sam crowell wrote:

What is it about the Horse Chestnut and daughters? Mine was planted
(Horse
Chestnut that is :-)) the day my daughter was born.


Not just daughters either. I collected a horse chestnut the weekend
before
our first son, Kenneth was born. It was just barely sprouting when I
found
it. If my son ever develops an interest in bonsai, I think it will be
neat
for him to have a tree that matches his age.

My story is an oak (quercus lobata) that I planted from an acorn when my
son was born. I was trying to do bonsai by braille. I lost quite a few
seedlings and finally his father took one from me and plated it in the
yard. It is now about 20" in diameter and 15' to 20' tall.

Kitsune Miko

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