General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: Up to 40 feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
6"-12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • California Buckeye
  • Californian Buckeye
  • California Horse Chestnut

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Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2012-10-13
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2012-05-12
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: May 5, 2010 3:48 PM
Location: Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: May 5, 2010 3:49 PM
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: Los Trancos Woods, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
credit: David Baron
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: May 5, 2010 3:49 PM
Location: Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: May 5, 2010 3:49 PM

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA.
Date: 2014-04-28

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2008-07-20
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Jan 9, 2022 6:39 PM concerning plant:
    Range: northern to Southern California.
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California buckeye by sarmstrong1 May 13, 2017 2:55 PM 1

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