ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall20 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow
- Foliage color
- Green above, pale below.
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a tree for woodland gardens, rain gardens, and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet soil of most types. Its fall color is bright orange, and hummingbirds visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. All parts of the tree are poisonous if eaten, so plant it away from children and livestock.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Sensitive fern, Spotted joe-pye weed, and Common snowberry.
Native range
Eastern United States and Canada.