Aesculus flava
Yellow Buckeye
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Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Description
Aesculus plants have leaves that are divided fanwise into large, toothed leaflets. They bear showy spring flowers at the ends of their branches in long, dense clusters, which attract hummingbirds.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Blooming
Blooms in the spring with showy stems of long, dense clusters that attract hummingbirds. Performs best in full sun.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Growth
Most species to best with full sun. Buckeyes can get as tall as 60 ft. tall, while others reach 10 to 20 ft.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Planting
Propagate from seeds, which you can sow directly outdoors in the fall.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Pest
They are relatively pest free.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Interesting facts
The nuts are poisonous if ingested. Seedlings make interesting bonsai specimens.
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - Soil and irrigation
Most species prefers rich, moist, and slightly acidic soils that drains well. A. californica needs little water. Yellow Buckeye tolerates urban stresses much better than other Buckeyes or Horsechestnuts, and as such makes the best member of the genus Aesculus to plant in urban areas as a shade tree
