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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Aesculus glabra
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Ohio Buckeye
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Hippocastanaceae
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7
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Rounded to broad-rounded, arching branches to ground, then tips curve up.
ADAPTABILITY:
Moist, well drained soils. Dense, medium growth rate.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, shade tree.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Leaf blotch and scorch, powdery mildew. May suffer in droughts.
NATIVE RANGE:
Central midwestern United States south to Texas, Arkansas native plant
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3a-8b
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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