Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Also known as: American Buckeye
Ohio's state tree. All parts are toxic to humans and livestock; the polished brown nuts are traditionally carried as good-luck charms. Among the first trees to leaf out in spring.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–40 ft
- Spacing
- 20–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~33 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Aesculus species
- California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
- Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava)
- Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)