Missouri Arboretum

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra

Native. Leaves opposite, palmately compound with five leaflets.  Leaflets 3-6 inches long.  Stem gives off an unpleasant odor when bruised.  Approximately 40-foot tree but can reach 80 feet.  Good park tree.  Light brown fruit capsules hold a single, shiny brown seed know as the "Buckeye".  The seeds are poisonous. 

GIS coordinate: N40 21.071 W94 53.013

Trail Number: G5

 

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