Sweet Buckeye (Aesculus flava)

Family: Hippocastanaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet as a chestnut. — Said to be as sweet as a chestnut.; We have only eaten the immature seed, harvested in late August, but these were very tasty with no noticeable bitterness.; The seed can be up to 45mm in diameter and is easily harvested.; It can be dried, ground into a flour and used as a gruel.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich river-bottoms and mountain slopes. Woodland on moist rich soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)