Yellow Buckeye
- Botanical Name
- Aesculus flava
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 60 to 75 feet
- Flowers
- Panicle, 6 inches, yellow to yellow-green
- Fruit
- Smooth, pear-shaped capsule containing 2 seeds, 2 to 2.5 inches
- Fall Color
- Nice yellow to pale orange
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Transplant balled and burlap and container
- Avoid excessively hot, dry locations that can encourage scorch problems
- Use in large landscapes
- Difficult to transplant because of taproot
- Tolerates wet sites
- Prefers a slightly acidic soil
- Problems
- Leaf scorch, leaf blotch (though most resistant of species), fruit litter
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