Aesculus glabraIndiana Native
Ohio Buckeye

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Very showy greenish-yellow bottle-brush terminal panicles are 4-7" long and appear in May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (One of the first trees to leaf out in spring, emerging light green changing to dark green; palmately compound); Multi-Colored (Yellow to red-brown fall foliage, usually attractive)
 Stem Notes:
Multicolored (Gray to red brown, changing from pubescent to glabrous with age)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Prickly capsule encasing 1-2 buckeyes in the fall; poisonous if ingested, containing 3-5% saponins)
 Ultimate Height:
30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
+30-50 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but best on moist, acidic soil
 Range:
Southeastern and central United States
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, palmately compound leaves that usually have 5 leaflets (each 1-2" wide and 3-6" long). Fruits have a shorter prickle than A. hippocastanum.

Additional Information

Widely adapted to soils and environments; however, very dry conditions must be avoided. Drought causes early leaf drop. Leaf blotch and leaf scorch often disfigure foliage, especially in dry soil. Spiny fruits in autumn can be troublesome underfoot, and eliminates species type as a good street tree. Fruits are toxic, containing 3-5% saponins.

When Aesculus glabra has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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