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Bookmark or Share- Seven things to know about growing an Ohio buckeye treeThe Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is native to Ohio and is well-suited to our soils and climate. It is the best-known of 13 species of buckeyes.
- Aesculus glabra - WikipediaAesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, [2] Texas buckeye, [3] fetid buckeye, [3] and horse chestnut [3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America.
- What is a buckeye? | OSU Bio MuseumOne of the native trees in Ohio, which we now call the Ohio buckeye, has large seeds that also resemble large buck eyes, which led to application of the name as the buckeye tree. This common name was applied to the entire tree and any of its parts.
- What is a Buckeye? - Ohio.govIt is the official mascot of The Ohio State University, where current students and alumni refer to themselves as Buckeyes. The buckeye also lends its name to a popular confection. Chocolate buckeyes are peanut butter bonbons partially dipped in chocolate.
- Ohio Buckeye - US Forest Service Research and DevelopmentOhio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), also known as American buckeye, fetid buckeye, and stinking buck-eye, derives its unflattering common names from the disagreeable odor that emanates when the leaves are crushed. The tree is an attractive ornamental, but it has limited commercial use as sawtimber because of the soft, light wood.
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