Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra Willd.

Horse-chestnut family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

75.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Amyelois transitella, Cameraria aesculisella, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa caryae, Orgyia leucostigma, Zeiraphera claypoleana

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.