Leaf scars are broadly to narrowly smiley faced with three conspicuous vascular bundle scars. Bark a dull brownish gray due to very fine soft hairs, with scattered pale lenticels (pores), …

The leaf scars are large, oppositely arranged, with 3-5 well-defined bundle scars within. Scratch and sniff: they have a skunky aroma (and this is another way to tell Ohio buckeye apart from …

Aug 21, 2024 · Ohio buckeye leaf scars (left) are smaller than horse chestnut leaf scars (right). Horse chestnuts have seven distinctly visible bundle scars that line up in a horseshoe pattern. …

The leaf scars on the buckeyes have the appearance of a smiley-faced with three conspicuous vascular bundle scars. Flowers are large often 12” long and are very showy upright terminal …

Feb 21, 2017 · The name “buckeye” relates to the dark, ovoid poisonous seeds that have a lighter colored hilum (scar). Ohio buckeye, with long taproots bearing lateral roots, typically occurs in …

Twigs are thick with a shield shaped leaf scar resembling a monkey face, opposite lateral buds and much larger terminal buds. Buds are orangish brown and not sticky, light colored with fine …

Leaf Scar: Large, shield-shaped or triagular. 5-7 bundle scars in 3 groups. Stem: Stout (1/4 inch thick or more). Stems smell bad when crushed. Pith: May be six-sided, large, continuous, pale. …

Like most trees with compound leaves, Buckeyes have a large leaf scar. The Ohio Buckeye has a somewhat C-shaped scar, whereas the Yellow Buckeye has an elongated scar. Remember …

Leaf Scar Twig Ohio Buckeye ( Aesculus glabra ) is a medium-sized tree, normally 30-50 feet tall, rarely to 82 feet, with a broad, open, rounded crown; trunk straight, to 32 inches in diameter.

Ohio buckeye is also sometimes called “foetid buckeye,” meaning “stinky buckeye because the broken twigs smell skunk-like. Gently scratch and sniff the image below. (I installed the …