PlantFiles: California Buckeye
Aesculus californica

Love this tree. Grows in the wild here. I have a lot of small trees around garden that I planted. Very drought tolerant tree.

Plants I grew from seed gathered in American River canyon, CA growing well and dropping leaves in july, just like in natural CA habitat only mine are growing in Arkansas' humidity and summer rain. Have not had problems with summer water as long as drainage is good. In nature these trees usually grow on canyon slopes or just above flood level of streams.

Fast growing likes heavy soil keep it foliage till november in England. Very long flower spikes . Tends to spread outwards as aposed to upwards. Bloody marvellous!!!!!

will grow in my very heavy soil. Slowly as he says. Subject to deer predation. Squirrels will selectively eat parts of the seeds. They bury others which can sprout like acorns.

This tree is extrodinarily well adapted to Mediterranean climates. Must have good drainage, will tolerate heavy soils, will not tolerate summer water. Leafs out in late winter with bright green, palmate leaves that are followed by long clusters of creamy/white blossoms. The leaves fall in mid-summer as a drought adaptation. The trunk and branches add a structural element to the summer-fall garden. Easily grown be seed. Seeds were considered a food source by the indiginous people of this area once thoroughly leached.

This is only for young people to plant. It grows extremely slow.