Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus flava Aiton - Horse-chestnut family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Yellow Buckeye: Cameraria aesculisella, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Orgyia leucostigma

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.