Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)Flowering Trees

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 20-40 ft × 20-40 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring.

USDA zones
3-7
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
20-40 ft × 20-40 ft
Bloom color
Yellow, Green
Bloom season
Spring
Native to
Central North America

In the landscape

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Freeze survival

Will it survive your winters?

Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Ohio Buckeye is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.

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