Buckeye
Buckeye
Ohio buckeye – Aesculus glabra
Horse-chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum
Sweet buckeye – Aesculus octandra
DuPont buckeye – Aesculus x duPontii
Buckeye is not native to Delaware (although a certain state in the Midwest is well-known as the “Buckeye State”) but it is widely planted because of its showy flowers and vibrant fall color. Its leaves have a distinctive palm shape with five leaflets, however its timber lacks commercial value.
Buckeye leaves are compound with five narrow oval leaflets. The fruit is a spiny capsule that contains two dark-brown, shiny seeds – each with a distinct “eye”.
| Ohio buckeye | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
| 1082 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin | 202 | 117 | 73 | 49 |
| Horse-chestnut | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
| Bellevue State Park, Wilmington | 208 | 123 | 71 | 55 |
| 4185 St. George’s Rd., St. Georges | 194 | 131 | 49 | 56 |
| Sweet buckeye | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
| Hagley Museum, Wilmington | 221 | 116 | 93 | 46 |
| DuPont buckeye | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
| Hagley Museum | 231 | 137 | 80 | 55 |