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*Tell your health care providers about any herb or dietary supplement you are using, including horse chestnut. This helps to ensure safe and coordinated care | *Tell your health care providers about any herb or dietary supplement you are using, including horse chestnut. This helps to ensure safe and coordinated care | ||
==News About Horse Chestnut== | ==News About Horse Chestnut== | ||
'''How to Grow a Conker Tree''' | |||
*Source:http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-conker-tree-65694.html | |||
:By Anne Baley | |||
Conkers is a game played mostly by children in the U.K., using the seeds of a horse chestnut tree. The horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a large flowering tree that thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8. The seedpod dries up in the fall and breaks open, revealing the seeds that serve as game pieces for children. The limbs of horse chestnuts are often twisted and oddly shaped, making them an interesting tree to grow as specimen pieces in a landscaping design. | |||
1. Plant horse chestnut trees in the spring as soon as any chance of frost has passed or in the autumn at least six weeks before the first fall frost of the year. Choose a planting space with at least eight hours of sunlight each day. Pick a spot with well-drained soil. | |||
2. Dig a hole for the horse chestnut tree that measures three times the width of the tree's root ball and is just as deep as the plant pot. The tree should rest on the bottom of the hole with the top of the root ball level with the ground. | |||
3. Remove the plant pot by laying it on its side on the ground and tapping on the pot. Pull the pot from the root ball. If your horse chestnut tree is bound in burlap instead of in a pot, cut the wires or twine that covers the root ball with a sharp knife and remove the covering. | |||
4. Inspect the root ball before planting to ensure it is not rootbound. If you find long roots wrapped around the root ball, cut through them with a sharp knife and pull away any loose ends you find. This will encourage new roots to grow outward from the root ball, once the tree is planted in the new hole. | |||
5. Fill the hole with water and wait until it soaks into the soil and the hole is empty. This will ensure that there is a good amount of moisture around the planting hole, as well as test the drainage around the planting site. | |||
6. Place the root ball into the hole, making sure the top of the ball is level with the land. Pile additional soil underneath if you need to build up the height in the bottom of the hole. Make sure the tree is straight and that the trunk doesn't lean in any direction. Fill the hole in with soil, stepping on the dirt to pack it around the roots and to remove any air pockets that may have formed. | |||
7. Water the soil around the tree until it is soaked. Cover the soil with a 2-inch layer of organic mulch such as chopped leaves, wood chips or shredded paper to help keep moisture in the ground. | |||
:Things You Will Need | |||
:• Shovel | |||
:• Sharp knife | |||
:• Hose | |||
:• Organic mulch | |||
◘Tip | |||
Horse chestnuts are not the same as edible chestnuts. They are strictly decorative plants. | |||
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'''Starch from Horse Chestnut and Arrow Root''' | '''Starch from Horse Chestnut and Arrow Root''' | ||
*Source:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/starch-from-horse-chestnut-and-arro/ | *Source:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/starch-from-horse-chestnut-and-arro/ | ||