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Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia · Tree
Red Buckeye is a moderate-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 12–15 ft × 12–15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect orange and red blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and stands up well to deer and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 12–15 ft × 12–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Wet soil
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- North America
Will it survive your winters?
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