Buckeye
Botanical name: Aesculus
Buckeye
Botanical name: Aesculus
Description
The buckeye (Aesculus) are a small but widely distributed group of deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are often referred to as "horse chestnuts," although they are not closely related to true chestnuts, and their nuts are not edible. Many buckeyes, prized for their hardiness and showy flowers, are planted ornamentally.
Species of Buckeye
Buckeye 'Briotii'
Buckeye 'Briotii' is a buckeye that is ideally suited for gardens since this variety is shorter than the parent tree, growing to a maximum height of 10 m instead of 12 m. This buckeye is named for Piere Louis Briot, a French nurseryman, and is a cross between the A. hippocastanum and A. pavia trees.
Horse chestnut 'Baumannii'
A cultivar of the Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), horse chestnut 'Baumannii' doesn't grow as tall as its parent, and features double white flowers that never turn into fruit. These double flowers are its most prominent characteristic. The cultivar was named after Constantin A. N. Baumann, who found the shoot mutation of the Horse chestnut which was later developed to become horse chestnut 'Baumannii'.
Red buckeye
Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is a flowering plant native to the midwestern and southern United States. Red buckeye is also called the firecracker plant. This plant attracts bees, and its seeds are poisonous. The red buckeye can be used to make soap.
California buckeye
California buckeye (*Aesculus californica*) is a North American shrub also called the California Horse-chestnut. This is a small tree or a large shrub in the Sapindaceae family that is native to California. It is the only buckeye that is native to the Golden State.
Japanese horse-chestnut
The seed of the deciduous japanese horse-chestnut tree contains a lot of saponin, which is a bitter, poisonous substance. This tree species is used as an ornamental and is often found in deciduous forests, especially among moist slopes. The flowers are yellow and white and bloom from early to mid-summer.
Indian horse-chestnut
Indian horse-chestnut is a deciduous tree that produces a profusion of white blossoms, making it a popular ornamental. It's grown as a large bonsai due to its blooms and sizeable leaves. Its foliage has also been used as fodder for cattle. The heavy amount of poisonous saponins in the seeds can be dangerous to fish and some animals.
Bottlebrush buckeye
Bottlebrush buckeye is a deciduous shrub that is recognized as one of the greatest summer-flowering shrubs. It features multiple stems, dense foliage, and upright, spectacular white flowers with crimson and rosy stamens, which captivate hummingbirds and butterflies. This tree is ideal to grow as a point of focus in the garden or landscape.
Horse Chestnut
The horse Chestnut was the tree that Anne Frank mentioned in her diary. While the original tree fell down in 2010, there have been new trees planted around the world from the original seeds. Horse Chestnut 's seeds resemble chestnuts, but they are inedible and toxic.
Ohio buckeye
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a commonly known species of tree. It is native to the midwestern region of the United States and is the state tree of Ohio. The buckeye seeds contain tannic acid, and are thus toxic to humans and cattle.
Buckeye 'Erythroblastos'
Buckeye 'Erythroblastos' is a compact deciduous tree that boasts award-winning creamy pink or orange foliage in the spring and red stalks. It is a variety of the hybrid Aesculus × neglecta, which is also known as the dwarf buckeye. The name translates to 'red shoots' in Latin and obviously refers to this tree's gorgeous foliage and stems.
Painted buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 11 to 15 cm long and 4 to 6 cm wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also.
Bottlebrush buckeye
An artificial hybrid of A. pavia and A. hippocastanum, the bottlebrush buckeye tree is a medium-sized tree that produces poisonous nuts. Because of this issue, it is not recommended as a street tree. However, it is well liked and can be planted as a shade tree in extensive gardens and parks.
Chinese horse chestnut
The chinese horse chestnut is a large deciduous tree that is barely recognized and used outside its native range. The plant contains saponins which can be used as a substitute for soap. It is harvested for local use, though the soap made from this tree has a distinctive chestnut smell.
Yellow Buckeye
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) is a tree species native to the eastern United States. It grows in forests and floodplains in acidic soils. Due to its yellow flowers, yellow Buckeye is commonly cultivated as an ornamental tree.
Aesculus parryi
The aesculus parryi (Aesculus parryi) are a small but widely distributed group of deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are often referred to as "horse chestnuts," although they are not closely related to true chestnuts, and their nuts are not edible. Many aesculus parryis, prized for their hardiness and showy flowers, are planted ornamentally.
Buckeye
The buckeye (Aesculus neglecta) are a small but widely distributed group of deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are often referred to as "horse chestnuts," although they are not closely related to true chestnuts, and their nuts are not edible. Many buckeyes, prized for their hardiness and showy flowers, are planted ornamentally.
Ohio buckeye
The ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra var. arguta) are a small but widely distributed group of deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are often referred to as "horse chestnuts," although they are not closely related to true chestnuts, and their nuts are not edible. Many ohio buckeyes, prized for their hardiness and showy flowers, are planted ornamentally.
Red buckeye
The red buckeye (Aesculus pavia var. flavescens) are a small but widely distributed group of deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are often referred to as "horse chestnuts," although they are not closely related to true chestnuts, and their nuts are not edible. Many red buckeyes, prized for their hardiness and showy flowers, are planted ornamentally.
Scientific Classification
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