Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
Sapindaceae
Other names
Sweet Buckeye
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, PA to TN and Northern GA, West to Oh and IL
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Beech Collection
Source of plant
Oikos Tree Crops, Windrose Nursery
Description
Tree with an upright-oval to slightly spreading crown reaching 60'-75' in height; fall color orange-brown; foliage less troubled by leaf spot than A. glabra; bark gray and brown, with age forming flat, smooth plates and scales. Flowers yellow, borne in erect 6"-7" long, 2"-3" wide panicles in May.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L1|G5