How to grow Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

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Greedy with water. Will defoliate early if not provided with enough through the growing season. Relatively slow growing. North American Native. Appreciates afternoon shade in the Sun Belt.

Growing Red buckeye from seed

Sow fresh seeds immediately as they do not store.

Seed Saving Red buckeye

Sow seeds immediately after autumn collecting. High fat content. Will turn rancid with storage.

How long does Red buckeye take to grow?

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Red buckeye Etymology

The name horse-chestnut (hyphenated here to avoid confusion with the true chestnuts (Castanea, Fagaceae)) is also often given as “horse chestnut” or “horsechestnut”. One species very popular in cultivation, the common horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum is also often known as just “horse-chestnut”. Linnaeus named the genus Aesculus after the Roman name for an edible acorn. The use of the term “horse” refers to their strength or inedibility, and does not here refer to their fitness as fodder for horses, except in folk etymology. The name buckeye derives from the resemblance of the seed to the brown eye of a buck (male deer), and horse-chestnut from the external resemblance of the seed to a chestnut, but being inedible. The buckeye blooms in summer and the horse-chestnut in late spring.

Other names for Red buckeye

Horse chestnut

Conker trees, white chestnut, red chestnut

Footnotes

¹ Missouri Botanical Garden