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Sapindaceae
Ohio Buckeye Flower
Aesculus glabra
Good luck and state pride.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Aesculus
- Native to
- central and eastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 30-50 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, slightly alkaline
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial; 80-100 years
Did you know
- Ohio is called 'The Buckeye State' and its residents 'Buckeyes' after this tree, the official state tree.
- All parts of the tree are toxic — the nut contains aesculin, which was historically used to stun fish for easy catching.
- Pioneers carried the smooth brown nuts as good-luck charms, believing they warded off rheumatism.
- It is one of the first trees to leaf out in spring and among the first to drop leaves in late summer.
- The five-part palmately compound leaves resemble a spread hand, and each leaflet can be up to 6 inches long.
Color meanings
0
good fortune
1
strength
2
Ohio pride