California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)

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PotEmUp Fremont, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 20, 2010

California Buckeye
Aesculus californica

1-Mature 67-129grams; 2-Hull nibbled by rodent; 3-rattles=rotted; 4-dried hull; 5-green hull

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Nov 21, 2010

Nicely done, PotEmUp.

That display should help folks collecting seed not to waste their time on the "rattlers".

All I'd add is that typically Aesculus species seeds are short lived (lose viability relatively quickly) if not planted right away or stored well.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Nov 21, 2010

Yes - very nice. Reminds me of the chestnuts I'll be eating on Thursday!

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PotEmUp Fremont, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 21, 2010

Thanks for the compliments. The seed should also be planted with the "eye" buried, as that is where the sprouting starts. The seed should be half buried in the ground according to this very informative guide from USDA. http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_aeca.pdf This also points out that they are POISONOUS without processing. I often wonder how many people died before the culture learned which plant not to repeat the process on. Also, how did they figure out how to process various foods? Who was brave enough to eat this stuff after leaving it in the stream for a week?

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Nov 21, 2010

The losing side of wars.

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