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Nomenclature
Common Name:
red buckeye
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Aesculus pavia
Family:
Sapindaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
8-35 ft tall by 5-20 ft wide
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
red
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Red blooms in early spring. Fruits ripen in fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed.
Considerations:
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Soil pH:
6.1-7.5
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Native Habitats:
Upland hardwood forests.
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
Native Americans crushed the seeds and young twigs and put them in water to stupefy fish for easier capture. Soap may be obtained from the roots and a black dye from the wood.
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