What is a Buckeye Tree ?

Google Hot search query is What is a Buckeye? The tree species Aesculus glabra is commonly known as Ohio buckeye, American buckeye, or fetid buckeye. It derives its unflattering common name from the disagreeable odor generated from the flowers, crushed leaves, broken twigs, or bruised bark. The Trees native areas in North America, Europe and eastern Asia. They are classified in the genus Aesculus, which is one of two genera in the family Hippocastanaceae.

The Buckeye Tree native primarily to the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the Nashville Basin. It is also found locally in the extreme southwest of Ontario, on Walpole Island in Lake St. Clair, and in isolated populations in the South. The Tree medium size deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m (50-82 feet) tall.