Yellow Buckeye Tree

This tall ornamental tree makes an impressive focal point near a water feature. Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava (formerly Aesculus octandra)) is an exceptional native plant that delivers a beautiful spring bloom!

You won't believe your eyes! Large, 7-inch tall upright-growing yellow flowering panicles cover the oval canopy and bring butterflies and hummingbirds.

Yellow Buckeye also features very attractive, pinnately compound leaves. Five elliptical leaflets are held on a single petiole and are boldly textured from a strong midrib. Lustrous and dark green all summer long!

This tree gives an impression of strength. As the tree ages, the gray bark develops a distinctive texture and the caliper of the trunk expands wide. The flowers transform into smooth fruit that contains shiny brown seeds. Perhaps you carried one or more in your pocket as a child to bring you good luck. Or you can leave them to the wildlife that depend on the autumn bounty!

As the temperatures start to dip in fall, Yellow Buckeye delivers another phenomenal ornamental display. Enjoy watching the setting sun spotlight the glowing leaves, which develop a range of fiery hues, from orange to bronze ... to golden-yellow!

Landscape Application:

The foliage of Yellow Buckeye casts a very refreshing shade! Keep your home cool and your hammock stand at the ready with one on the southwest corner of your lot.

Keep it in a mulched garden bed or on a raised berm in your front lawn, and underplant with spring-flowering Daffodils for a welcome burst of color as winter draws to an end each year. Add shade-loving plants from our extensive online catalog, and create a very restful oasis all season.

Use this tree on large properties as part of a native collection. Or, consider naturalizing this beautiful choice along a stream bed where they can soak up the extra moisture. The Yellow Buckeye makes an exceptional accent tree in the landscape and is beneficial to wildlife and pollinators in your area!

• Awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
• Magnificent 7-Inch Upright Yellow Panicles in Spring
• Great Nectar Support For Butterflies & Hummingbirds
• Dark Green Compound Leaves Are Pleated & Make A Bold Statement
• Oval Growth Habit & Gray Bark
• Bright Orange in Fall
• Smooth Nuts Carried as Good Luck Charm
• Excellent Shade Tree & Perfect Candidate to Naturalize Near Streams

#ProPlantTips for Care:

A North American native, the Yellow Buckeye grows best along stream beds in full sun or partial shade in more average moisture sites They do prefer to be planted in moist, well-drained rich soil with a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around their root zone. Prune after flowering should you need to shape, but major pruning should be done when dormant. These hardy natives are not susceptible to many foliage diseases, resist leaf scorch, nor need much in the way of maintenance! Plus these trees are wonderfully urban environment tolerant!

• Full Sun & Partial Shade
• Well-Drained Rich Soil
• Like Higher Moisture & Average Moisture Conditions
• Prune After Flowering
• Resists Leaf Scorch
• Urban Tolerant & Easy Care

It's rare to find this valued native in the nursery trade...so please place your order right away if you see the Yellow Buckeye Tree in stock on the Nature Hills Nursery website.