Aesculus flava
yellow buckeye

Notes:

Leaves don't stink like those of A. glabra. Less disease-prone than other buckeyes, and better fall color too. Can flower as early as three years.

Dense shade complicates maintaining turf grass underneath, but not for use near paved surfaces either, due to fruit litter (which are also poisonous). Time for a shade-tolerant groundcover?

Avoid dry heat. Sparse, fleshy root system (like magnolias?) may complicate transplanting; sounds like root pruning might be to advantage here. Poor compartmentalizer of decay.

Likes deep soil. White Oak, NCSU, and JerseyYards.org outnumber USDA on the question of sand tolerance.

Apparently will not repeat growth flushes in youth no matter what you do.

The hybrid 'Homestead' (with A. × glabra) has even better foliar disease resistance but will not grow as large.

Sources: White Oak, Dirr, UFL, NCSU, JerseyYards.org, UConn, Sunset, Dirr & Warren, USDA.

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
branches strong
coarse texture
compacted soil intolerant
dense canopy
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fire risk high
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:oval
litter:fruit
litter:leaves
litter:twigs/branches
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
poisonous
pruning required
rich soil preferred
rich soil required
roots:coarse/few
roots:low damage potential
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:screen
use:shade tree
use:specimen
water:regular


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