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Painted Buckeye (Aesculus Sylvatica)

Aesculus Sylvatica, or more commonly known as Painted Buckeye, is a tree shrub with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Aesculus. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 65 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, is somewhat tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Aesculus Sylvatica or Painted Buckeye’s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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  • Symbol: AESY
  • Scientific Name: Aesculus sylvatica
  • Common Name: Painted Buckeye
  • PLANTS Floristic Area: NA (L48)
  • 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
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Height Mature (feet): 65
  • Lifespan: Long
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 200
  • pH (Minimum): 5
  • pH (Maximum): 7
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 40
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 80
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
  • Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): 7
  • Bloom Period: Mid Spring

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