Ohio buckeye Hippocastanaceae Aesculus glabra

Leaf:Opposite, palmately compound with 5 leaflets, oval to obovate leaflets are 3 to 6 inches long with a serrated margin, rachis about as long as leaflets, dark green above and paler below. Strong fetid odor when crushed.
Flower:Light yellow, in large, 4 to 7 inch, showy, upright clusters, stamens longer than petals, appear in spring.
Fruit:Prickly, leathery husk enclosing usually 1 smooth chestnut brown seed (1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter). Borne on a stout stalk and mature in fall.
Twig:Stout, with a large shield-shaped leaf scar; fetid odor when broken; terminal buds are large, orangish brown with keeled scales; opposite lateral buds are much smaller.
Bark:Initially smooth, ashy gray but later developing corky, scaly patches, becoming quite rough and darker gray.
Form:Upright, medium sized tree, 60 to 80 feet tall, 2 feet in diameter. Oblong crown with pendulous up turning branches.

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