Mayday Cherry vs Ohio Buckeye - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Prunus padus

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Ohio Buckeye
Mayday Cherry

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

Mayday Cherry is a small deciduous tree known for its early blooming and fragrant white flowers.

A favourite specimen tree on prairie homesteads, Mayday Cherry produces small black berries that are inedible to people but highly desirable to birds.

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested
Foliage: palmate
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Flowers: early blooming, white
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Nuts: spiny nut
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye
Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry