Painted buckeye is a small, deciduous tree in the maple family (Sapindaceae) that is native to the southeastern USA. In NC it is found in the Piedmont in mesic, nutrient-rich forests, on bottomlands, lower slopes, and in ravines.

Grows best in rich, moist, but well-drained soil; if the usually yellow flowers are tinged with red it might have hybridized with Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia). Large showy flowers; makes an excellent naturalizing plant; nectar source for hummingbirds.

Aesculus sylvatica, the painted buckeye, is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches (11 to 15 cm) long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.4 cm) wide.

Aesculus sylvatica, commonly called painted buckeye or dwarf buckeye, is a fast-growing, thicket forming, understory deciduous shrub (6-15’) or small tree (to 30’) that is native to the southeastern U.S. where it is typically found in moist, rich woods or along streams from southern Virginia to Georgia west to Tennessee and Alabama.

The Painted Buckeye is an easy-to-grow North American native shrub or small tree that produces numerous upward-facing 6-inch upright panicles of pink, yellow, white or cream colored tubular flowers that are often streaked in red.

Aesculus sylvatica is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring apricot, coral, cream, pink, red, salmon and yellow flowers emerge followed by brown fruit. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and even moisture - regular water.

2015年5月21日 · Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) is a short tree or shrub of the southeastern U.S., to 33 feet tall, with an open, rounded crown, trunk slender, to 9.8 inches in diameter. The National Champion has a circumference of 80 inches, a height of 60 feet, and a crown spread of 46 feet.

The painted buckeye tree (Aesculus sylvatica) is a common understory species that produces toxic nuts. See photos of the species and learn more here.

2003年4月20日 · Painted Buckeye is a deciduous large shrub or small tree common in rich bottomland forests. The deciduous leaves are palmately compound. Penny's Bend, Durham Co., NC 4/11/09. Painted Buckeyes produce panicles of greenish-yellow flowers from late March to late April. Mason Farm, Orange Co., NC 4/18/09.

Flowers yellow, yellow-green, cream, pink or even red bell-shaped, in cluster 10-18 cm long, appearing in early spring. Fruit three-parted, smooth husk, containing usually 1 chestnut brown seed. Sun to part shade; best in moist, well-drained soil, grows poorly in dry soil.