Carl_Bergstrom

Hi Cody,

That does look like a great species to investigate!

I haven't worked with it myself, but I've been playing a bit with the closely related horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) and despite its large leaves and rather coarse form, I find it quite a pleasing subject. The main downside is that the leaves on both bonsai and full-sized horse chestnuts tend to go a muddy sort of golden-brown by mid August if not earlier. The brilliant spring green makes up for that in part, though.

I've only been playing around with these for a couple of years, and I only have two small ones, at that - so I can't really give you much by way of cultivation advice.

My understanding is that the California buckeye is a bit smaller and more delicate? That would be terrific!

Best regards,
Carl

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