The best location
Similar to that Sweet chestnut The horse chestnut also prefers a sunny location. Even if you plant a small sapling, you should keep in mind that a horse chestnut grows very large. A height of up to 30 meters is normal, depending on the variety, the crown then has corresponding dimensions.
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Give your horse chestnut enough space and do not plant the tree right next to the house wall or against a high wall. A distance of at least eight to twelve meters should also be kept to the neighboring chestnut or other trees.
The nature of the soil
The horse chestnut does not place particularly high demands on the soil, but it does have its preferences. If possible, plant the tree in volcanic, loamy-sandy or loamy-gravel soil with sufficient potassium and phosphorus. Good permeability prevents persistent waterlogging. Fresh moisture does the horse chestnut quite well.
The best time to plant
Ideally, plant a horse chestnut in late spring. No more frost should be expected, a freshly planted tree is still sensitive to this. So it's best to wait for the ice saints in May.
Correct planting
Once you have found a suitable location for your horse chestnut, dig a sufficiently large planting hole. It should be about twice the diameter of the root ball of your tree.
Loosen the soil well, add plenty of compost and, if necessary, some potassium and / or phosphorus. Do not put the horse chestnut deeper into the ground than it was before and water the tree well.
The essentials in brief:
- looking for a sunny location
- Planting hole twice as large as the root ball
- Add compost
- plant as deep as before
- pour on
Tips
The horse chestnut doesn't like to move too much. So give it a place that is big enough for the fully grown tree.
