Aesculus pavia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
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Red Buckeye
Sapindaceae
Plant Specifics
| 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. | |
| Habitats: | Upland hardwood forests. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
