Aesculus californica
$14.30
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California buckeye
This drought tolerant deciduous tree grows 15-40′ tall with a spread of 30-60′. A moderately paced grower, it will reach about 20′ in 8 years, growing at a rate of about 3′ per year. Space 30’0″ apart.
California buckeye provides year-round beauty to the garden. During the dormant season, the handsome, thick-stemmed silhouette and silvery smooth bark is revealed. Apple green foliage bursts forth in early spring. Beautifully abundant candelabra-like flowers bloom from April -June and visited by nectar seeking hummingbirds. If that isn’t enough, large chestnut-brown seeds then appear in the fall.
Little pruning needed.
Lifeform: Tree
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Dry, High, Light, Moderate
Other: Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control
| Container | 4-Gal, TB4-O, TB4O, TP4O, 15-Gal, 15-GalS, D-40, TB4, TB4S, TP4 |
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| Ecological Value | Many native insects, including native bees, use it as a nectar source. When there is no other nectar source, high concentrations of buckeye nectar can be poisonous to honeybees. |
| Historical Uses | Many California native groups considered the seeds of the buckeye to be a backup food crop in times when acorn harvests were lean. Leaves, new shoots, and seeds could were used as a fish poison |
| Distribution | Found in dry slopes and canyons in coast ranges and Sierra Nevada from Siskiyou and Shasta Co's, south to LA and Kern Co's. Endemic to CA alone. |
| Elevation | Between 0 and 4000 feet |
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| Habitat | Foothill Woodland in dry canyons and slopes |
