Plant Details
Aesculus flava
Yellow Buckeye
Scientific Name: |
Aesculus flava |
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Common Name: |
Yellow Buckeye |
Plant Family |
Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Deciduous Tree |
Bloom Color(s): |
yellow often streaked with red |
Size in Feet: |
70 - 90 ft |
Soil Moisture: |
mesic(*) |
Bloom Time: |
Late April - mid-June |
Bloom Area: |
Mountains, rare in Piedmont |
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Yellow Buckeye is common in the mountains in moist forests, especially on seepage slopes in coves. "One of the largest, most massive, and commonest trees in Southern Appalachian coves, recognizable in winter by the bark of large platelike slabs, thick twigs, and massive form." Weakley Flora May 2011
Paynter, May, 2012 |
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Aesculus flava tree, Craggy Gardens Picnic Area, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
© Will Stuart, 2011 |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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