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Welcome to the Buckeye Tree
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Here at Buckeye tree site you will find information about the Buckeye tree, and the many uses the buckeye tree has had down through history. Find out why our sports teams are proud to ware the Buckeye symbol. Buckeye trees have been used for carving, food, and symbols for many years. Find out more about the Buckeye tree today and find some great gift ideas for you favorite Buckeye fan. Learn more about Ohio from our links.
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links open in a new window Recipe for Buckeyes 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar Melted chocolate for dipping Combine powdered sugar with Roll mixture into 1 inch balls You can press the mixture into a tree shaped cookie cutter before dipping into the chocolate for a Buckeye Tree shaped candy treat. recipe for easy to make Buckeye treats. Link for Grandma's Homestead Pan Buckeyes See Life in Ohio for more Ohio Cook Books Give your child's imagination a chance to grow with an indoor tree house.
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Ever wonder what kind of tree you have or what kind of tree you seen? Here's some great ways for you to find out what kind of tree it is. Here's a great site that will walk you through identifying your trees. Tree ID- University of Michigan Extension, this site gives you several ways to identify trees. National Arbor Day Foundation tree guide. Inter active animation that teaches you how to identify trees. This is fun they give you a mystery tree and walk you thorough how to identify it. more great sites cat funny Bible study resources Basic Bible Studies Christian query The nut is contained in a spiny hull that opens when ripe in September and they fall to the ground. Once I pick up some Buckeye Nuts, then what do I do? Let buckeye nuts dry in single layor or heat them in the oven at 200 degrees for a couple hours. Do not store them in a plastic bag or they may mold. Drill a hole in them (1/16 inch bit ) then string them into a buckeye necklace or garland for decorating. Try putting glass beads inbetween each buckeye nut for a more festive look. You can spray them with a clear acrylic after they are dry to help keep the buckeye nut shiny. A home made buckeye necklace will make a great gift because are said to bring good luck! Navigation Buckeye Live Auction next Buckeye Sports Buckeye Sport Posters Scenic Ohio Virtual Map and games Other trees Buckeye Tree Store Buckeye Store Buckeye General... a little bit of everything we offer shirts, pants, hoodies, backpack, hats, rug, socks, curtains, how about an Ohio State Garden Gnome? 23 pages of items to check out to find that perfect gift for your favorite Buckeye fan. Buckeye Baby... a large selection of Buckeye infant items for your Buckeye baby! clothes , blankets, mobile, sippy cup, booties, 7 pages of items to chose from. Buckeye Jewelry... show your Buckeye pride with Buckeye pendants, watches, earrings, bracelet, charm ring for you finger, toe or even a Buckeye belly ring! 17 pages of unique Buckeye items. Buckeye Shirts... Men's, Women's, kid's shirts long sleeve, short sleeve, no sleeve. 7 pages to find just what you want. Buckeye Hats... caps, visors, knit, red, white, gray, black, long bill, short bill check out our 8 pages of hats. Buckeye Home and Garden... Flags, touch lamp, banners, bean bag, bedding 2 pages to chose from. |
The Ohio State Tree is the Ohio Buckeye . The Ohio Buckeye Tree ( Aesculus glabra ) has gray bark with scaly plates. It is one of the first trees to leaf in the spring and drops its leaves early in the fall. The former state Champion Big Tree is 77' in height and has a crown spread of 64' it is located in Huron County. The 2008-2009 Big tree register pdf file has the current winners of the largest trees in the Nation some have pictures. It can be found as page National Register of Big Trees at the American Forests site.The new Champion Ohio Buckeye Tree is listed as follows... Species/ Status/year--Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabravar.glabra 2007---Circumference-176-Hight-73-spread--68-total points--266-location-Hamburger U., DuPage, IL-nominator--Thomas L Green, the winner is determined by the total number of points.
The Ohio Buckeye tree is a deciduous tree from the Horsechestnut Family. ( Hippocastanaceae ). How to identify the Ohio Buckeye.
The name Buckeye comes from the folklore of the Native Americans who noticed that the nut of the Buckeye tree resembles the eye of a buck deer, a buck eye. They also roasted, peeled and mashed the buckeye nut which they called Hetuck into a nutritional meal. The poisonous and bitter tast can be eliminated by heating and leaching. People wondering if they can eat buckeyes can but only after they have been heated and leached . Some believe that the buckeye relieves rheumatism pain. The symbol of General William Henry Harrison's presidential campaign was a string of buckeyes and a log cabin decorated with raccoon skins. His campaign song called Ohio the bonnie Buckeye state, as a result citizens in Ohio became know as "Buckeyes ." On October 2, 1953 the buckeye tree officially became the state tree. Find out more here. 1902 the Ohio State Flag, 1933 cardinal as official bird, 1904 red carnation became state flower, 1975 the ladybug became the state insect, 1995 black racer snake became the official reptile, 1969 "Beautiful Ohio" became the state song, 1988 white-tailed deer became the state animal, 1965 tomato juice became the state beverage, the trilobite is the state fossil, 1965 flint became the state gemstone, 1953 the Buckeye tree became the Ohio state tree, 1987 the large white trillium became the state wildflower. Learn more about buckeyes here in pdf file from the with some great pictures. You can grow your own Buckeye Trees from seed. Click here for directions. Lucky Buckeyes My mother always told me that buckeyes were lucky and she always kept one around the house, mostly in with her jewlry or carried one in her purse. But they are not lucky if you try to eat one and not so lucky for cattle or some other animals if they try to eat one. Buckeyes are toxic , but not to squirrels, who eat them when other food is not available to them. See this article for more information.Buckeye plant information
There is also a perennial plant called the red buckeye ( Aesculus pavia ) click here to see a picture of it. It is also known as a firecracker plant. More information about the red buckeye. Bottlebrush
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Ohio Oddities: A Guide to the Curious Atttractions of the
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Origins of the Buckeye name. Background for use of the name Buckeye.The Buckeye tree is very adaptable to it's environment, thrives in conditions not suitable for other trees and is hard to kill once the buckeye tree is established. Picture of the Ohio Buckeye leaf . You will notice in this Buckeye leaf picture that the Buckeye leaf has 5 leaflets that meet in the center of the stem. The Horse Chestnut Buckeye has a leaf that looks almost the same but is much larger then the Ohio Buckeye leaf. You can find a buckeye tree at the OUS Lima campus.
A Chestnut Tree can be mistaken for a Buckeye Tree. Find out about Chestnut Trees and how they are making a big comback after an Asian fungus destroyed 4 billion in the US at ChestnutTree.net. The Pecan Tree is one of the most valuable North American nut producing trees. Check it out at PecanTree.net More fun tree sites. HickoryTree Bonsai Dogwood What Tree Is It? Here's a site that will help you to identify your trees by leaf, fruit or name. This page will give you the background information on the fruit and leaf of different trees.
People will take a second look at your trees with these faces on them. Give your tree a personality all its own.
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There is another kind of buckeye that you might see on any tree. It is a butterfly called the Common Buckeye butterfly. You can see a picture of the buckeye butterfly here or here and find more information about it. Common Buckeye butterfly art print
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