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Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye
Family Hippocastanaceae
Botanical Name Aesculus pavia
Common Name Red Buckeye
Size 10 - 20'
Hardiness Zone 4- 8
Culture Transplant into moist, well-drained soil; part shade
Ornamental Value large foliage; large, red flower spikes that attract hummingbirds
Landscape Use Lawn specimen, naturalizing situations
Key Identifying Characteristics Pear-shaped fruit, opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5 (7) leaflets
Notable Cultivars none
Campus Location Ag: Garden Entrance, Main: Hopecote
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