Description
A large growing rose which gets its common name from the large hips covered in dense prickles resembling the chestnuts husks.
The light pink, large flowers are pretty but what I admire most about this rose is the exquisite finely compound foliage with 9-15 leaflets.
The hips are interesting and very decorative; extracting the seeds involves leaving them to decompose for a long time. Needless to say that we should all take advantage of these seeds – most likely one time offering.
It develops into a large shrub if left to grow naturally, but it can be pruned and also trained into a small tree by using one of the main branches to form a trunk – a very appealing proposition: a chestnut – rose for our little gardens!
Germination: cold/moist stratification; sow in late fall/winter. Scarification of the seeds will improve the germination; otherwise expect germination in the second year after sowing.
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