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Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov

Photo Credit: plants.usda.gov
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Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus Glabra)

Aesculus Glabra, or more commonly known as Ohio Buckeye, is a tree with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Aesculus. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 70 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Its active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is tolerant of shade. Aesculus Glabra or Ohio Buckeye’s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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  • Symbol: AEGL
  • Scientific Name: Aesculus glabra
  • Common Name: Ohio Buckeye
  • PLANTS Floristic Area: NA (L48 CAN)
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Family: Hippocastanaceae
  • Order: Sapindales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Flower Color: White
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height Mature (feet): 70
  • Lifespan: Long
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Medium
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 145
  • pH (Minimum): 5
  • pH (Maximum): 7.1
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 35
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 55
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -33
  • Bloom Period: Mid Spring

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