Aesculus octandra
Yellow buckeye
Yellow buckeye is the largest of all the native American Aesculus species and is often called "sweet" buckeye. This buckeye lacks the strong, offensive bark and leaf smell of Ohio buckeye. Interestingly, native Indians named the fruit "eye-of-a-buck" which translate to buckeye. This fruit is poisonous to humans but is often eaten by squirrels. All buckeye leaves are uniquely palmate.
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Yellow Buckeye Habitat and
Culture
(silvics courtesy of USFS)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Yellow Buckeye Champion: 136' height, 53' spread, 229"
circumf., Great Smoky Mts National Park, Tennessee
National Register
of Big Trees
Range Map
-The native range of yellow buckeye, USFS.
