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Ohio Buckeye
The Ohio Buckeye tree, Aesculus glabra, derives the name from its large brown seeds, which resemble the eyes of the white-tailed deer. It derives its unflattering common names from the disagreeable odor that emanates when the leaves are crushed. This deciduous tree is a good shade tree. The Ohio Buckeye prefers shady conditions in its youth, but grows in full sun to full shade from youth through maturity. It is a handsome tree with attractive foliage. In the spring it produces greenish yellow flowers with protruding stamens, followed by prickly fruits. The Ohio buckeye is also known as American buckeye, fetid buckeye, and stinking buck-eye. The leaves are dark green above and paler below. ... details
Black Oak This deciduous tree has deeply furrowed bark and on mature trees is nearly black. The green leaves have a notably velvety underside. It is sometimes called yellow oak, quercitron, yellowbark oak, or smoothbark oak. This moderately growing oak tree grows on dry uplands, slopes and ridges. It generally is inferior to that of the Red Oak. Still, it is used in much the same ways. The thick, nearly black bark is marked with deep furrows and irregularly broken ridges. One of the main differences include its ability to thrive on poor and varied soils. |
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