Yellow Buckeye is a showy flowering deciduous tree with an oblong crown and dark green 5 toothed palmate leaves that turn yellow-orange in fall.  Long erect panicles of airy yellow flowers with red anthers bloom in mid-spring and give way to glossy, inedible nuts (buckeyes).  Flowers best in rich, moist soils.  Drought intolerant, particularly in youth.

Aesculus octandra, or sometimes known as Aesculus flava, is a host to moths, provides nectar for bees, and is one of the earliest flower providers for hummingbirds

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Watering can be reduced after establishment. Leaf blotch can be a significant problem, and watch for powdery mildew, leaf spots, and anthracnose.  Japanese beetles, borers, lacebugs, and bagworms can be occasional issues.  Leaf scortch may occur in drought conditions.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Hosta, Red Maple

Image:  Keith Edkins, Sweet Buckeye (Aesculus flava) - geograph.org.uk - 816887, CC BY-SA 2.0