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Aesculus flava Sol. ex Hope

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
English	Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye
Français	Marronnier jaune
Italiano	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Suomi	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Norsk	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Čeština	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Español	Castano de caballo amarillo (ES)
Svenska	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Polski	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Український	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Român	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Русский	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Български	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
EESTI	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
日本語	Gelbe Rosskastanie; Appalachen-Rosskastanie; Gelbe Pavie
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions	North America
States and Territories	USA (Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia); Croatia [I]; Germany [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Sapindales
Family	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aesculus
Species	flava
Author citation	Sol. ex Hope
Scientific name	Aesculus flava Sol. ex Hope

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Microscopic features

Containers	zerstreutporig
Intkey	https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/hipae-ho.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor	Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries	clearly recognizable
Heartwood	without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood	Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood	gelb bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field

DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit

0.4-0.55

kg/m³

Appearances

Wood

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

Hough

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

Aesculus flava , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Nuts

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow buckeye; Common buckeye; Sweet buckeye

AEOC , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson