Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Size: 3, 7 & 15 Gallon Availability

Tree
Max size: 35’ tall x 20’ wide
Average size: 30′ tall x 15′ wide

Usually Moist, Moist to Dry
Loam, Sand
Part Shade, Shade
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Firecracker Plant, Scarlet Buckeye

Red Buckeyes are a deciduous tree with red blooms in early spring. It has an orange fall color and drops its leaves earlier than other deciduous trees. It is healthy to prune it in late winter to help encourage a strong structure and blooming. The flowers attract hummingbirds with it’s tube shaped flowers.

Soap can be obtained from the roots. Poultice of the nuts was made for tumors and sores by the Cherokee. Its leaves are nice for pressing.