Description

Also known as Sweet Buckeye. Medium fast, oval upright growth to a height of 50 to 75 feet. Spread 30 to 50 feet. The showy, yellow flowers are produced on 6 inch long, upright panicles in April or May. The flowers are followed by the showy, inedible fruit. When ripe, each nut turns red brown with a whitish basal scar resembling the eye of a deer to which the name refers. North American native. Deciduous. Prefers acidic, moist, well drained soil. The light weight wood is used for crates, boxes and furniture. Attractive in larger gardens and parks. Also a suitable street specimen and shade tree. In colonial times, Buckeyes were carried as good luck charms

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