California Buckeye tree. This native tree exhibits remarkable resilience due to its adaptability to diverse soil types and its ability to withstand our region’s periodic drought conditions.

Available varieties include ‘Appalachian Red ... Hardy in Zones 4 through 8, it’s related to the native Ohio buckeye tree, which has greenish white flowers. But it is not native.

If not, a monthly application of tree and shrub fertilizer from ... Rogers bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora var. serotina ‘Rogers’) differs from the straight species by growing larger—up to 20 ...