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Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus Flava)

Aesculus Flava, or more commonly known as Yellow 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 late spring, is tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Aesculus Flava or Yellow Buckeye’s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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  • Symbol: AEFL
  • Scientific Name: Aesculus flava
  • Common Name: Yellow 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: 160
  • pH (Minimum): 5
  • pH (Maximum): 7
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 40
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 80
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -13
  • Bloom Period: Late Spring

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