Plant Library

Buckeye Ohio

Common Name: Buckeye

Botanical Name: Aesculus glabra

Variety: Ohio

Blossom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early spring

Zone: 3 to 7

Exposure: Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 40'

Mature Width: 40'

Notes: MN Native. 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. Greenish-yellow flowers are produced on large panicles in spring followed by large light brown fruit capsules.