Californian Buckeye (Aesculus californica)

Family: Hippocastanaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a gruel. The seed contains about 23% protein and has an agreeable taste. The seed is large, and can be up to 5cm in diameter. — It can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a gruel.; The seed contains about 23% protein and has an agreeable taste.; The seed is large, and can be up to 5cm in diameter.; It is often produced abundantly in the warmer areas of Britain and is easily harvested.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist stream borders, scrub and the edges of oak and pine woods in canyons and dry slopes below 1200 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)