Yellow Buckeye Tree
Northern Trading Company, Ltd.
P.O. Box 43
Amberg, WI 54156
Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava (octandra)
Yellow Flowers in Spring
Brilliant Pumpkin Orange Fall Leaves
Often used as Tall Screen or Shade Tree
Grows 60' to 75', 30' spread
Zones 4 to 8
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With its oval, slightly spreading canopy, the Yellow Buckeye makes a fine tall screen or shade tree. Yellow flowers in May, dark green summer leaves turning brilliant pumpkin in fall. This tree will grow best in full sun. Grows to 60' to 75', 30' spread. (zones 4-8)
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Zones 4 - 8
Hardiness Zones: Zones 4 - 8
The Yellow Buckeye can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color.
Ornamental Tree
Type of tree:
The Yellow Buckeye falls into the following type(s): Ornamental Trees, Shade Trees
60' - 75' High
Mature Height:
The Yellow Buckeye grows to be 60' - 75' feet in height.
30' Spread
Mature Spread:
The Yellow Buckeye has a spread of about 30' at full maturity.
Medium Growth
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium growth rate.
Full Sun
Sun:
This buckeye does well in full sun.
Various Soils
Soil:
The Yellow Buckeye grows in acidic, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well drained, wet, clay soils.
Oval Shape
Shape:
This buckeye has oval shape.
More Info
Attributes:
The Yellow buckeye is a common part of the rich mix of species found from the mountains of West Virginia south into northern Georgia. It is a bottomland species in the northern part of its natural range, but farther south it climbs higher on the slopes. In parks and yards it is a beautiful and dense shade tree, suitable as a pleasing focal point or a visual screen. The word "buckeye" comes from the whitish scar on the brown seeds, giving the appearance of a deer's eye.
Wildlife Value:
Yellow buckeyes grow in mature hardwood forests, and provide shelter and nesting sites for the animals dwelling in those forests.
History/Lore/Use:
As well as the belief in the good fortune of its storied seed, the buckeye has been held to cure rheumatism and other, more minor ailments. Pioneering farm families also made soap from the kernels of buckeye seeds, and many a child's cradle was carved from the wood of this tree. Before the advent of synthetic materials, the wood was used to make artificial limbs because of its light weight and resistance to splitting. A superb variety of one of its cousins, the Sweet Buckeye, was discovered by George Washington in 1784 on a visit to Colonel Morgan in West Virginia. He planted four of them that still exist at Mount Vernon.
Moisture:
This tree has normal moisture requirements, with some flooding and drought tolerance.
Leaves:
This tree usually has five, nearly elliptical leaflets arranged like fingers on a long petiole. Each leaflet is about 4 to 6 inches long and 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches wide. Dark green in summer, yellow to yellow-orange in autumn.
Flower Color:
Numerous yellow blossoms are held erect in clusters (panicles), 5 to 7 inches long, that appear like decorative torch lights in late spring.
Bloom Time:
Early to mid-May..
Fruit Description:
This tree's fruit is about 2 to 3 inches in diameter with two smooth buckeyes contained in a thick, spherical or pear-shaped husk. The husk, or shell, is smooth, as opposed to the thornier shell of the Ohio Buckeye.
Contact Information
Fax: 715-324-5085
Email: customersupport@northerntradingco.com
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