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Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Yellow-green candles in spring, then it drops leaves early
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- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30–40 ft
- Spacing
- 25 ft from the house
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Tree
- What to buy
- A container tree.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
A Chicago-scale buckeye. Leaf scorch in August is normal; it is shutting down, not dying. Nuts are poisonous. Don’t plant it over a patio you sit on.
Handle with care
Seeds and young leaves are poisonous.
