. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 85 SWEET BUCKEYE Aesculus octandra, Marshall THE Sweet Buckeye, also called Yellow Buckeye, and Big Buckeye, is the largest member of this interesting tree group. It may reach a height of 110 feet and a diam- eter of four feet. The leaves are opposite, compound, with 5 and sometimes 7 leaflets. Its leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, twigs and buds re- semble those of the Ohio Buckeye. It can be distinguished from the latter by its smoother and lighter colored bark. The capsule of its f

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. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 85 SWEET BUCKEYE Aesculus octandra, Marshall THE Sweet Buckeye, also called Yellow Buckeye, and Big Buckeye, is the largest member of this interesting tree group. It may reach a height of 110 feet and a diam- eter of four feet. The leaves are opposite, compound, with 5 and sometimes 7 leaflets. Its leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, twigs and buds re- semble those of the Ohio Buckeye. It can be distinguished from the latter by its smoother and lighter colored bark. The capsule of its fruit is smooth while that of the Ohio Buckeye is warty or spiny. The anthers of its flowers remain within the corolla, while those of the Ohio Buckeye extend out beyond the corolla. The en- tire lower leaf sur- faces are more perma- nently pubescent in this tree than in the Ohio Buckeye, and the buds are non- resinous. The latter characteristic is very helpful in distin- guishing this tree from the Horse Chestnut which has very resinous buds. The wood is light, soft, weak, whitish to pale yellow- ish. It resembles Yellow Poplar, for which it is often sold. It is used for paper pulp, woodenware, slack cooperage, arti- ficial limbs, and locally for lumber and interior finishing. The Sweet Buckeye ranges from western Pennsylvania through southern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to Iowa and Oklahoma and south to Georgia and Texas. It is confined to southern Ohio extending northward to Monroe and Fair- field counties. Rich bottomlands and lower slopes are its favorite home. It never occurs in pure stands, but is usually found in mixture with other hardwoods. In some sections of Ohio it is planted as an ornamental tree.. SWEET BUCKEYE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 18