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Red Buckeye Seeds: Gathering and Planting

March 17, 2020September 15, 2019 by Dave

One of the most beautiful trees we have in the Spring is the Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia. In the fall it produces seed pods which you can gather and plant to grow more red buckeye trees. Last year the squirrels beat me to it but not this year! Here’s a short video of me gathering … Read more

How to Grow Buckeye from Seed (Aesculus pavia)

April 12, 2023October 2, 2016 by Dave

A couple years ago I bought a fantastic native plant at a local native plant nursery. It was a red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) and is great for attracting everyone’s favorite tiny garden visitor, the hummingbird. The flower clusters are red (you probably expected that from the name: red buckeye), tubular, and bloom in early spring. … Read more