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California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica) Native Growing Regions: California

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Aesculus
• Family: Hippocastanaceae
• Order: Sapindales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
• Native Status: L48 (N)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: Yes
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: White
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Red
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
• Growth Form: Single Stem
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 30
• Height Mature (feet): 40
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Long
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: Severe
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: High
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 175
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 5.5
• pH (Maximum): 7.5
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
• Precipitation (Minimum): 14
• Precipitation (Maximum): 75
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): 2
• Bloom Period: Summer
• Commercial Availability: Contracting Only
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 12
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: High
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica)

Aesculus Californica, or more commonly know as California Buckeye, is a tree shrub with red foliage and white flowers of the genus Aesculus. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 40 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during summer, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Aesculus Californica or California Buckeye‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the state of California.

Tags: Aesculus, Dicot, Hippocastanaceae, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Perennial, Red, Sapindales, Single Stem, Tree Shrub

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1. Painted Buckeye (Aesculus Sylvatica)
2. Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus Flava)
3. Red Buckeye (Aesculus Pavia)
4. Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus Glabra)
5. Buckeye (Aesculus)
6. Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus Parviflora)
7. California Wildrose (Rosa Californica)
8. California Melicgrass (Melica Californica)
9. California Fescue (Festuca Californica)
10. California Laurel (Umbellularia Californica)
11. California Wax Myrtle (Morella Californica)
12. California Oatgrass (Danthonia Californica)
13. California Poppy (Eschscholzia Californica)
14. California Silverbush (Argythamnia Californica)
15. California Nutmeg (Torreya Californica)