Random question but does anyone know when to collect seeds from red buckeye, (Aesculus pavia)? There's a ton of seed pods / fruits growing on them, but I'm not sure at what point they'll start falling...or what they'll even look like on the inside lol, like is it one seed? a bunch? I've got no clue!

#gardening #aesculus #buckeye #plants #seedsaving

I am shaken to learn that four species of #Buckeye #Trees in eastern North America are not even close to monophyletic. This raises so many questions! The size range is absurd — the smallest “Painted” are 6’ / 2 m and the largest “Yellow” are 177’ / 54’ — so is the gigantism limited to one clade or did it evolve multiple times? How does this line up with geography? #Aesculus #Phylogeny

Reference:
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjb-2019-0018?download=true&journalCode=cjb

Wind blew off some new growth on the yellow buckeye tree (Aesculus flava) in my front yard, and I thought I would share photos to show how large the leaves are. The tape measure is in inches (15 in = 38.1 cm).

#trees #buckeye #AesculusFlava #aesculus

Die Kastanien im Botanischen Garten Kiel.

#butterbaumkiel #kiel #kastanie #aesculus #botanicalgarden

#Boomsilhouet. In de winter laat hij zijn ware aard zien, zware elleboogtakken onderin de brede kroon. #Aesculus #Aesculus_hippocastanum_Baumannii

@meganlynch What the HECK I had zero idea any #Aesculus species made #Buckeyes that size!