Buckeye
Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
$3.00per seedling
In stock
Bulk pricing
Price per seedling based on total seedlings in your cart, across all species.
- 10–249 seedlings$3.00 / seedling
- 250–499 seedlings$2.50 / seedling
- 500–999 seedlings$2.00 / seedling
- 1,000–2,499 seedlings$1.75 / seedling
- 2,500–4,999 seedlings$1.50 / seedling
- 5,000+ seedlings$1.25 / seedling
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Quick facts
- Mature size
- — 60–80 ft tall · 30–50 ft wide
- Growth speed
- — Medium — 1–2 ft of new growth a year
- Sunlight
- — Full sun (6+ hrs direct sun) · Part shade (4–6 hrs)
- Soil
- — Average / moist
- Good for
- — Wildlife food & habitat · Yard, shade & beauty · Pollinators
- Wildlife
- — Yellow buckeye provides strong wildlife benefits, producing large, smooth-husked nuts that are eagerly eaten by squirrels and other small mammals, offering spring flowers that support pollinators, and providing dense foliage and sturdy branches that create valuable nesting sites and cover in rich ha
About this species
Yellow buckeye is a tall, graceful native tree known for its smooth gray bark and palmately compound leaves that create a full, rounded canopy. In spring, it produces upright clusters of yellow‑tinged flowers that attract pollinators and distinguish it from the closely related Ohio buckeye. By fall, the tree forms smooth, leathery husks containing shiny brown seeds, though these are typically larger and less spiny than those of Ohio buckeye. Yellow buckeye thrives in moist, well-drained soils and is commonly found in rich hardwood forests and stream valleys across parts of Ohio. Its strong growth, attractive foliage, and seasonal interest make it a valuable component of both natural and managed landscapes.
Planting notes
Yellow buckeye benefits from consistent moisture during establishment and prefers cool, rich soils typical of stream valleys and hardwood forests.