Description

A considerable improvement over the species buckeye, with a faster habit of growth, more uniformly rounded shape and more reliable pumpkin-orange fall color; makes a great accent tree for smaller landscapes; spiny seeds may necessitate a clean-up in fall

Landscape Attributes

Prairie Torch Buckeye is a dense deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Prairie Torch Buckeye is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Prairie Torch Buckeye will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.