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Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
Ohio buckeye is a slow-growing, round-headed tree that grows up to 50 feet high. Large, showy, upright flower clusters appear in early June. The flowers are creamy yellow and lack fragrance. Fruits become conspicuous on the tree in late summer and fall. Their husks have thick, knobby spines. Usually a single, rounded, shiny brown seed is produced in each fruit.
The color, shine, and size of this seed has been said to resemble a buck's eye. Leaves have a good green color in summer and turn golden and orange in the fall. In winter one can identify the Ohio buckeye by its dark brown, dry, scaly buds. These are arranged in pairs, opposite from each other, except for a larger single one at the ends of the twigs.
Remember: Ohio buckeye nuts are not edible.
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
Ohio buckeye is a slow-growing, round-headed tree that grows up to 50 feet high. Large, showy, upright flower clusters appear in early June. The flowers are creamy yellow and lack fragrance. Fruits become conspicuous on the tree in late summer and fall. Their husks have thick, knobby spines. Usually a single, rounded, shiny brown seed is produced in each fruit.
The color, shine, and size of this seed has been said to resemble a buck's eye. Leaves have a good green color in summer and turn golden and orange in the fall. In winter one can identify the Ohio buckeye by its dark brown, dry, scaly buds. These are arranged in pairs, opposite from each other, except for a larger single one at the ends of the twigs.
Remember: Ohio buckeye nuts are not edible.
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