by Randy
Plant Sourcing - Bottlebrush Buckeye
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I am hunting for a bottlebrush buckeye plant (Aesculus Parviflora) in the Raleigh, NC or surrounding area. I thought I would throw this out and see if anyone has any sources. I know I can mail order them in 3qt size, but I was hoping for something larger (min 3 gal). I have not had any luck at all with this hitting my normal sources. Thanks in advance!
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus Parviflora)
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Try Plant Delights http://www.plantdelights.com/OpenHouseDates.asp
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Sep 29, 2013
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@360 Sod (Donna Dixson) - it's not listed on their site and it would be small most likely if they did have it. I love Plant Delights - just planted a 'Pig Butt Arum' (Helicodiceros Muscivorus) today that I picked up during their last open house. Now just have to give it a few years to grow and eventually bloom so I can show the kids. :) Thanks for your input in any event!
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Randy
on Sep 29, 2013
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Who could resist a plant with that name! My sources are going to be a little too far south for you.
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Sep 29, 2013
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@360 Sod (Donna Dixson) - I have some friends coming to Raleigh in a few weeks routing from Toccoa, GA. They will be on I-85 out of Toccoa through Greenville, then Charlotte, Greensboro, then finally onto I-40 into Raleigh. If you have any sources anywhere along that route, let me know. I know of a place in Monroe, NC that has them and that is only about a 35 min detour, but this place is a wholesale nursery so they prob wouldn't sell me one to begin with. Although I will definitely ask if nothing else comes up.
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Randy
on Sep 29, 2013
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Try calling Piedmont Carolina Nursery in Colfax or Carolina Native Nursery in Burnsville and see if they can help you. They both show having them in 3 gallon and larger sizes. Carolina Native is a long way from you, but they do sell wholesale and retail. Piedmont Carolina is a wholesale nursery, but they may be able to tell you a retail nursery nearby they have shipped to, or recommend a nursery they have a relationship with that you could order from. I've bought a couple of bottlebrush buckeye and they are always pricey.
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Douglas Hunt
on Sep 30, 2013
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@360 Sod (Donna Dixson) and @Douglas Hunt - I am going to follow up on your suggestions today. The Seneca thing may work Donna because my friends aren't coming up to Raleigh until later in October. I was just in Gatlinburg a week ago - I absolutely could have detoured to Hanging Dog Nursery on the trip home and I just happened to be in my truck. That would have worked great but hindsight is a wonderful thing huh? :) I really appreciate the input from everyone. I knew that posting here would get things going in the right direction. I THOUGHT that I had a source locally, and when I went to pick the plant up on Saturday, I realized that he had a Callistemon. That's also called a 'bottlebrush' but it was the wrong bottlebrush!
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Randy
on Sep 30, 2013
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I'd like to let everyone know that I have now located aTWO sources fairly close to me (20 miles). The first company is Tarheel Native Trees (http://www.tarheelnativetrees.com) in Clayton, NC. They have them in 3g size at $40 retail. Second company is The Unique Plant (http://www.theuniqueplant.com) and they have both 3g and 7g sizes. The 7g is $89 retail for the largest specimens. A bit pricey, but the owner assures me that they are nice looking plants close to 4' tall and multi-stemmed. Plus I have heard good comments about The Unique Plant from local landscape folks. I don't mind paying for quality plants so I will probably go take a look. It's not like there is a lot of price competition on this plant locally! Thanks again to everyone for the great suggestions. You all are wonderful resources!
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Randy
on Sep 30, 2013
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Now I want one!
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Kathy C
on Oct 01, 2013
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Just an update on this thread - yesterday at lunch I headed over to the JC Raulston Arboretum here in Raleigh. They have three very large bottlebrush buckeyes and all three had dropped their seed pods. Here's a pic of one. Don't worry - I asked before I walked off with it. :) I hear that they are difficult to grow from seed. I guess it won't hurt to stick this in the ground and see what happens!
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Randy
on Oct 02, 2013
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good luck to you! let us know what happens
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Oct 02, 2013
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@360 Sod (Donna Dixson) I'll still pick up a plant locally. I'm patient, but I'm not THAT patient! :)
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Randy
on Oct 02, 2013
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To close this thread out, I thought I would post a few pics of the plant that I purchased from The Unique Plant in Chapel Hill, NC. I put it in the ground this past Saturday. As I noted earlier, the plant was $89 + tax, but it is a really nice size (7g container), had numerous blooms last year, and is multi-stemmed. I cleaned off the leftover racemes before loading it up for travel. I am looking forward to a nice plant that will continue to grow and will hopefully be happy where I have placed it! Size notes attached to the pic captions below.
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Randy
on Oct 08, 2013
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My buckeyes have red blooms and they are about 6-7 yrs old and are about 5-6 feet tall. They buckeye "nut" looking things are suppose to bring good luck.
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Diane Carlisle
on Oct 08, 2013
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@Diane - you may have a Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) as opposed to a Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus Parviflora). I also had a grower try to sell me a Bottlebrush tree (Callistemon) after I called and had asked specifically for Bottlebrush buckeye. There are just too many 'bottlebrush' names out there! This whole sourcing thing has been quite the confusing ride for me.
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Randy
on Oct 08, 2013
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Maybe so. I do know the leaves are the same. My late husband planted these and I pick the buckeyes off every year. I ought to have lots of good luck with as many of these things as I have. They do have smaller trees come up under them on occasion.
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Diane Carlisle
on Oct 08, 2013
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I thought I would post a pic of the Bottlebrush Buckeye that I planted back in October of 2013. It was sourced from The Unique Plant in Chapel Hill, NC. Read the thread above for background. It has bloomed nicely this spring and I have been very happy with it. These pics were done w/ my old iPhone so the quality isn't that great but you get the idea. Enjoy!
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Randy
on Jun 23, 2014
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An update on this thread. Plant has now been in the ground at my home 2.5 years. Growing nicely. I love this plant! What do you think @Donna Dixson ? :)
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Randy
on Jun 13, 2016
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Douglas Hunt
on Sep 30, 2013
Kathy C
on Oct 01, 2013
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