The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania

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Plant and Tree Collection

Select a Tree

Bender oak
Blue Atlas cedar
Chinese elm
Dawn redwood
Engler beech
Greek fir
Japanese zelkova
Katsura tree
Lacebark pine
London planetree
Needle fir
Tabletop Scotch elm
Trident maple
Weeping Canada hemlock
Weeping European beech
White oak
Yellow buckeye

Yellow buckeye
Aesculus flava

32-0068-A
Height: 90
Spread: 66
DBH: 49.3

Native to eastern North America. Look for this buckeye in the fall when its yellow-orange fall color can be seen from throughout the Arboretum. Wonderful flaky bark, yellow flower clusters, and fantastic fall color make this species a useful native alternative to the disease-prone horsechestnut. Our tree has fully recovered from being badly damaged in the 1991 tornado. It stands tall along the East Brook and can be seen from many vantages throughout the garden.