California Buckeye is a native shrub of California where it grows along streams and hillsides as far south as the southern Sierras. A deciduous species, California Buckeye bears its large bright green leaves early in spring and tends to drop them in late summer. The leaves are palmate, composed of five leaflets, 6-to-8 inches in length. The leaflets are finely toothed, and covered with downy hairs when first unfurled. Several stout trunks create a rounded shrub that may reach 20 feet in height. With their quick growth rate, this species is an excellent garden shrub.
The white blossoms are borne in upright panicles, 6-to-8 inches in length, and very fragrant. The fruit is a rounded three-inch, reddish-brown nut, and is attractive both on the shrubs and as a decorative item.
Also known as California Horse-chestnut, this species is robust in the Northwest and care free.
These plants are grown from seed.
Size: One, Two Gallon
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Scientific Name: Aesculus californica
