I planted several of these 2 or 3 years ago and saw one barely hang in there, but now, WOW. I have three of these Buckeye Trees coming on strong. They are supposed to be an understory tree. The two others I'd forgotten I'd planted. The one pictured is in an open pasture getting direct sun. The other two will recieve some shade.
Consider purchasing one of these (you know where ;-)
Yes they are lovely, I have two and I love them.
That is very cool, but no--I don't know where!?! I'm always kind of dense about these things........Bob Wells?
lol I just planted one of these this afternoon. It came from the Ladybird Wildflower Center, but I think antiquedrose wants you to go to SFA.
Supposedly they grow pretty easily from seeds, too.
Yup, realbirdlady, you've got my number.
I have hundreds, come and get them. I could try and dig some up for the ETRU but not sure if they transplant well, they have huge roots. We have several in the yard and are trying to get them to grow up so we can plant under them. A friend has one that has about 50 blooms on it and it is only about 10 feet tall. They do not grow very fast but they are hardy.
oops!
my bad
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Antiquedrose, you mentioned you have the one picture growing in an open pasture. Do you have livestock in that pasture? The buckeye is toxic to livestock.
http://texasrangelands.tamu.edu/plants/toxics/detail.aspx?plantID=103
There are several websites that list trees and shrubs that can be planted in pastures while others that list plants to be avoided. Texas buckeye is in the latter.
Aesculus pavia was what I was talking about. Except there is a yellow form here, too.
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AEPA
What I know as firespike is a whole other thing.
1st One_ Lucky _Texan, that doesn't look like the Native Texas Buckeye I have. Meanwhile go to:
http://ag.sfasu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=9&Itemid= Click on the Spring Gala Plant Sale April 17 and if you're smarter than I am, you may get to scroll down the page or search for texas buckeye. That's were I bought mine. Call SFA Horticulture and they'll help you out too.
I'm at an out of town Starbucks and left my brains (DH) at home.
2nd, I'm mean and wil use (podster's post, I think) and plant more of these toxic plants on my property as the filthy rich man who raises cattle next to us refuses to adequately fence his cattle and they have done everything to trample newly planted pines, to etc, etc. Just Kidding, will willfully cause no harm, but I will certainly not remove what's planted.
This dude will leave a fence down for literally weeks and we have to shore it up. LEO's seem not to want to get involved. On one of the properties he owns, a friend's Mother shot a cow dead (cattle tresspassing repeatly) and told him to come get it. He fixed that fence.
Oops! Sorry to podster and bettydee in LaGrange. bettydee was the helpful (truly and no kidding helpful poster)
Nicely done realbirdlady.
I also hope kenboy weighs in.
This Just In, go to : www.redriverradio.org for easy clicking of the SFA Plant Sale.
Here is what the Buckeyes around us look like. They look really good this year, maybe because of the cold, wet Winter. I have noticed a very heavy polled crop this year from Oaks and other hardwoods, Pines have not yet given it their all. I have never seen so many Pine seedlings, they are coming up everywhere.
Here is the pic;
Who knew there are so many buckeyes?
Aesculus flava, a yellow buckeye;
Aesculus glabra var arguta, Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye;
Aesculus pavia, red buckeye;
Aesculus sylvatica, Painted Buckeye
all these can be seen at the April 17 SFA plant sale.
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Somebody down the street has some and they look great. Does anybody know where I might find some in the Metroplex?
I'll have to check into getting some of those as I think they look cool!
As for the cattle, antiquedrose, I've lost quite a bit of my garden and several trees to cattle, neighbor's "free range" dogs, coyotes and feral hogs (they are the worst!). Finally DH has put in a turbo wire electric fence as my aniversary present. ImaTulsaDawg recomended it and gave tips on another forum. Anyway, it works! Our regular fence keeps out most every one else, but the "free range dogs" ingored it and of course the feral hogs went where they pleased. The bull grazing in our pasture (we rent the grazing rights out to a neighbor) was using one of the corner posts and his personal massage parlor. Not any more! And DH is convinced. Any more plantings we do will be protected by electric fencing. We do have to spend time maintaining it, but it is less time than having to go a replant trees, etc.
