Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye

Family:

Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) 87

Genus:

Aesculus (Horsechestnut Buckeye) 10

Plant Type:

Shrub/Tree 81

Growth Forms:

Spreading / Branched 91

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 515

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 836

Flower Notes:

Red (Tubular red flowers in 4-8" long by 1.5-3" wide bottle-brush-like clusters (panicles) in spring)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Lustrous dark green, palmately compound leaves in summer); Brown (No fall color change)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Smooth-surfaced fruits in the fall; poisonous)

Ultimate Height:

10-20 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10-20 feet

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Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, acidic soils

Range:

Southeastern United States

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Palmately compound leaf usually has 5 leaflets (occasionally 7), each 3-6" long, dark green, and short stalked with irregularly serrated margins. Petioles 2-5" long. The thick olive-green stems have large triangular leaf scars and raised lenticels.

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Additional Information

The Red Buckeye can be a small tree or clump-forming, multi-stemmed shrub. The lustrous, deep green foliage is attractive, but tends to decline by August. Susceptible to leaf blotch, but less susceptible to mildew than Aesculus hippocastanum.

Plant Photo Gallery

Bark

Bud

Flower Panicle

Flowering Habit

Leaf

18 Aesculus pavia found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2010_01310*A	OWEN
2	2018_00963*A	ME
3	2009_13766*A	HORTPARK
4	2023_00068*E	PICK
5	2023_00068*F	PICK
6	2023_00068*G	PICK
7	2023_00286*A	PICK
8	2023_00633*A	WILY
9	2024_00020*A	HORTPARK
10	2024_00020*B	HORTPARK
11	2024_00020*C	HORTPARK
12	2024_00020*D	HORTPARK
13	2024_00020*E	HORTPARK
14	2024_00020*F	HORTPARK
15	2024_00045*A	HORTPARK
16	2024_00045*B	HORTPARK
17	2024_00045*C	HORTPARK
18	2024_00045*D	HORTPARK