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Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, [2] Texas buckeye, [3] fetid buckeye, [3] and horse chestnut[3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America.
The Ohio buckeye is a neatly rounded tree with low, sweeping branches and dense foliage that provides deep shade. It is one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring.
Add some Ohio lore to your landscape by planting the state tree. Here's some information about the great Buckeye tree, plus tips for growing your own.
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) , the state tree of Ohio, is found primarily as an understory tree in the western half of Ohio, where the soils are more alkaline in pH. However, it is scattered throughout the eastern half of the state, except in extreme northeastern and extreme southeastern Ohio.
According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Ohio Buckeye tree is a member of the horsechesnut family and can grow up to 60 feet.These deciduous trees thrive in sunny to partially ...
Basic Description. Large spikes of green-yellow flowers in spring bloom at the same time the bright green leaves unfurl. This is one of the first trees to leaf out and also one of the first to lose its leaves in the fall. Summer leaf color is dark green and fall color is often orange-red.
Ohio buckeye is a member of the Hippocastenaceae, the Horse Chestnut family. Species in this family range from medium shrubs to large trees. Well known species include various buckeyes and horse chestnut (A. hippocastanum), an ornamental widely planted in the northeast and northwest.
The Ohio buckeye is Ohio State’s symbol and is also Ohio’s state tree. Paul Snyder, program assistant at the university’s Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, said the tree’s virtues include greenish-yellow spring flowers, pumpkin-orange fall leaves and eventually buckets of rich-brown nuts.
The Ohio Buckeye. Buckeyes are trees native to temperate areas in North America, Europe and eastern Asia. They are members of the genus Aesculus, in the largely tropical family Sapindaceae. The Ohio Buckeye is Aesculus glabra Willdenow.
Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) is the tallest and healthiest of the buckeyes and closely related horsechestnuts, found in Ohio almost exclusively in the southeastern portion of the state, and also in the extreme southern counties along the Ohio River.