Red Buckeye

Chinkapin Oak

About Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak

Red Buckeye

Chinkapin Oak

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Quercus muehlenbergii

Number of Varieties

212

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

8-2

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Red, Light Green, Chartreuse

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Yellow, Orange

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

Pollen

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Tree trunks

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

QUERCUS muehlenbergii

Common Name

Red Buckeye

Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak

In Hindi

Red Buckeye

Chinkapin ओक

In German

Red Buckeye

chinkapin Oak

In French

Red Buckeye

chinkapin Oak

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

chinkapin Roble

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

Chinkapin Oak

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

carv Oak

In Polish

Red Buckeye

Chinkapin Oak

In Latin

Red Buckeye

Oak Chinkapin

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Fagales

Family

Hippocastanaceae

Fagaceae

Genus

Aesculus

Quercus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Quercoideae

Number of Species

206

1 27800

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Properties of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak

Wondering what are the properties of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak? We provide you with everything About Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak. Red Buckeye doesn't have thorns and Chinkapin Oak doesn't have thorns. Also Red Buckeye does not have fragrant flowers. Red Buckeye has allergic reactions like Pollen and Chinkapin Oak has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak

Season and care of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak is important to know. While considering everything about Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Buckeye season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Chinkapin Oak season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Buckeye is Clay, Loam and for Chinkapin Oak is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Red Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral and for Chinkapin Oak is Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chinkapin Oak height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Chinkapin Oak flower color: Red, Light Green and Chartreuse
Chinkapin Oak leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak

Care of Red Buckeye and Chinkapin Oak include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches and Chinkapin Oak pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove hanging branches. In summer Red Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinkapin Oak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.