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Aesculus flava - Yellow Buckeye
Family Hippocastanaceae
Botanical Name Aesculus flava
Common Name Yellow Buckeye
Size 60 - 75'
Hardiness Zone 4- 8
Culture Transplant into deep, moist, well-drained soil.
Ornamental Value Upright spreading habit; large foliage; large, yellow flower spikes in May.
Landscape Use Lawn specimen, naturalizing situations, attracts wildlife.
Key Identifying Characteristics Ovoid fruit usually with 2 seeds, opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5 leaflets.
Notable Cultivars none
Campus Location Main: Circle Park
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