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- One of the native trees in Ohio, which we now call the Ohio buckeye, has large seeds that also resemble large buck eyes, which led to application of the name as the buckeye tree. This common name was applied to the entire tree and any of its parts.
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Jan 10, 2021 · “From that time on, buckeyes were associated so closely with Ohio that the state just adopted them as a statewide symbol,” Ohio State Archives representative Julie Petersen said to The Lantern. The buckeye tree then later became the state’s official tree in 1953.
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Sep 27, 2021 · The Ohio buckeye, Aesculus glabra, was adopted as the state tree in 1953. Ohio State University took Buckeyes as its mascot in 1950. But why are the people of Ohio called buckeyes? Here's a...
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Nov 17, 2021 · We know that the buckeye tree was native to the land where Ohio now sits, but why exactly did its people come to be known as Buckeyes? It turns out the often-repeated story of the first person ever to be called a buckeye might be a fabrication, according to one local historian.
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Currently, there are 13 species of buckeyes in North America, Europe and Asia. Six species are native to the United States. In Ohio you can find two native and several cultivated species. All buckeyes have large compound leaves made up of 5 to 7 leaflets per leaf that radiate from the same point at the end of a leaf stalk. They range from large tre...
All buckeyes are found in woodlands and forests of various types, along riverbanks and floodplains. The introduced species and the hybrid plants make attractive trees in lawns, gardens, parks and on roadsides.
The flowers are clustered together forming a cone-shaped panicle, aloosely branched inflorescence. They range in color from white (Horse Chestnut), to pale greenish yellow (Ohio Buckeyes), yellow or reddish (Sweet or Yellow Buckeye) to red (Red Buckeye).
The fruits are leathery and open from the top when fully mature. In Ohio Buckeyes and Horse Chestnuts, the fruits are prickly due to short spiny outgrowths while in Sweet Buckeye, they are not. Despite similar fruits, Horse Chestnuts can easily be differentiated from Ohio Buckeyes based on the leaflets, which are mostly 7.
In the past, the seeds of the Ohio Buckeye were used as a source of oil for lamps, as an insecticide and as a paste for book binding. The wood was used in making bowls, spoons, handles and boxes. Since the wood is easy to carve, it was also used in making artificial limbs. Extracts from the bark were also used to dye leather. Today, the seeds are c...
Buckeyes may be cultivated and propagated and can easily be propagated from seeds. Collect the seeds and do not allow them to dry out. Simply place several, fresh seeds, since not all may germinate, in shallow soil, about an inch deep. Gently press the soil down and keep them moist. Some seedlings will develop the next spring. If several seedlings ...
Jan 11, 2021 · Ohio State's mascot — the aptly named Brutus Buckeye — actually predates the buckeye sticker tradition. Per Ohio State, he debuted three years prior on Oct. 30, 1965, as part of the team's ...
Oct 15, 2015 · The name buckeye actually comes from Native Americans. They thought the lighter circular part of the nut, called the eye, looked very similar to the eye of a deer. They come from the state tree, known as the Ohio buckeye or by its official name "aesculus glabra".
Jan 9, 2015 · but have you ever wondered why ohio is called 'the buckeye state'? THE NICKNAME IS PARTIALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE BUCKEYE TREES THAT ONCE COVERED MANY AREAS OF THE STATE. RESEMBLING THE EYE OF A DEER, NATIVE AMERICANS CALLED THE NUT 'HETUCK' OR BUCK 'EYE'.
