Aesculus glabra - Wikipedia
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.
Aesculus glabra - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Aesculus glabra, commonly called Ohio buckeye, is native from western Pennsylvania to Iowa south to Alabama and Arkansas. It is found throughout the State of Missouri where it typically occurs in rich or rocky wooded areas of valleys, ravines, …
Aesculus glabra - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Ohio Buckeye is a low-branched, small to medium-sized deciduous tree in the maple family (Sapindaceae) that typically grows 20-40’ (less frequently to 75’). It works well in remote or more naturalized areas of a landscape or in a woodland garden. It has corky gray bark.
Ohio Buckeye - US Forest Service
Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra Willd.) By David Taylor. 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.
Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye) - Gardenia
Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye) is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree of rounded habit with a dense canopy of dark green leaves adorned with 5-7 leaflets. Its low, sweeping branches bend toward the ground and then arch back up, creating a rounded outline.
Ohio Buckeye | Silvics of North America
Dec 1, 1990 · Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), also known as American buckeye, fetid buckeye, and stinking buck-eye, derives its unflattering common names from the disagreeable odor that emanates when the leaves are crushed. The tree is an attractive ornamental, but it has limited commercial use as sawtimber because of the soft, light wood. The bark and seeds contain a narcotic glucoside considered poisonous ...
Aesculus glabra - USDA Plants Database
Aesculus glabra Willd. - Ohio buckeye P.
Aesculus glabra - Trees and Shrubs Online
Aesculus glabra var. arguta forming a significant tree on the granite dome of Enchanted Rock, on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. It is more often seen as a multistemmed understorey shrub, although 15 m trees have been recorded in the wild (Llano Co., Texas, USA – 1 March 2024).
Scientific name: Aesculus glabra Pronunciation: ESS-kew-lus GLAY-bruh Common name(s): Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye Family: Hippocastanaceae USDA hardiness zones: 4 through 7A (Fig. 2) Origin: native to North America Uses: recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway; shade tree
Aesculus glabra – Purdue Arboretum Explorer - Purdue University
Fruits have a shorter prickle than A. hippocastanum. Widely adapted to soils and environments; however, very dry conditions must be avoided. Drought causes early leaf drop. Leaf blotch and leaf scorch often disfigure foliage, especially in dry soil.