Aesculus glabra- Ohio buckeye

Question 1

Aesculus glabra

Answer 1

Ohio Buckeye

Question 2

Ohio buckeye

Answer 2

mid sized tree; single or multi-trunked
becoming more popular for home yards

Question 3

Ohio Buckeye leaves

Answer 3

leaves are very distinctive
odd compound palmate leaf
5 leaflets
all rise from same point on petiole
opposite leaves

Question 4

Ohio buckeye buds

Answer 4

One bud often smaller than the other (looks lopsided)
opposite
white lenticels
new growth lighter than older growth

Question 5

Ohio buckeye

Answer 5

ovate to oval overall shape
inflorescence: erect panicle, large and showy

Question 7

Ohio buckeye- developing nuts

Answer 7

very sharp, often in clusters

Question 8

Ohio buckeye- fruit

Answer 8

young fruit; prickly fleshy pericarp
not every flower will become a nut
as they ripen, they get less prickly
nut emerging from fruit; up to 3 cm wide
fleshy/spongy like outer shell
not edible
used in natural detergents

Question 9

ohio buckeye- fall colour

Answer 9

impressive red autumn colouration
get more vibrant certain years
different variations in colour

Question 10

Aesculus hippocastanum

Answer 10

Horse chestnut

Question 11

Horse chestnut

Answer 11

not reliably hardy (zone 4-7)
7 large palmate compound leaflets
more leaflets per leaf than the ohio buckeye
more dense foliage