Description

A medium sized, rounded shade tree, producing yellow flowers with red flares, that are held on upright panicles in spring; fall color is deep red with a hint of burnt orange; spiny seeds are seldom produced

Landscape Attributes

Homestead Buckeye is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Homestead Buckeye is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Homestead 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 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 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 somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.