| Description | Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a medium size deciduous tree native to areas of North America. The seed is shiny dark mahogany brown with a light tan eye, hence Buckeye. |
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| Pronunciation | (es-KU-lus)(GLAA-bra) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | polygamo-monoecious, bearing both bisexual and male flowers, pale greenish-yellow |
| Fruit | prickly (echinate) capsules, dehiscent, single seed is shiny dark mahogany brown with a light tan eye; hence Buckeye, seeds are toxic with tannin |
| Leaves | palmately compound, five leaflets, green, yellow-orange to red, or tan in fall (not dependable) |
| Stems | ash gray |
| Dimensions | 20-40 by 20-40 (HS) |
| Propagation | cold stratified seeds |
| Native Site | North America |
| Misc Facts | The toxic substance in the seeds is aesculin. When bruised leaves and twigs stink, hence the name Fetid Buckeye. AKA: Fetid Buckeye, American Horse Chestnut |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),#93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #181-Native Trees for North American Landscapes (Guy Sternberg) |
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