Aesculus flava
Common buckeye · also Sweet buckeye, Yellow buckeye, Big buckeye
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Aesculus flava, also known as the yellow buckeye, is a deciduous tree native to the Eastern United States. It grows tall with a dense canopy and attractive cream-yellow flowers in spring and summer, followed by capsules that attract wildlife. While tolerant of brief flooding and urban environments, it can suffer leaf scorch in dry conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,7160.39%—3.1 in
- 1660.01%—2.4 in
- 1360.05%4.8 yr9.8 in
- 1030.05%14 yr6.2 in
- 580.50%3.3 yr2.0 in
- 300.01%—2.0 in
- 240.01%—10 in
- 170.01%23 yr20 in
- 140.01%—3.5 in
- 140.00%2.8 yr2.3 in
- 140.00%6.2 yr2.0 in
- 90.00%—8.0 in
- 70.01%7.8 yr2.4 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—1.6 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 65–154 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 3.5 in, 90th percentile 3.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
Other Aesculus in the catalogue
15 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
