Appearance
The red buckeye is a large shrub or small tree. It reaches a height of 16–26 feet, often growing in a multi-stemmed form. Its leaves are opposite, and are composed usually of five elliptical serrated leaflets, each 4–6 inches long. It bears 4–7-inch long clusters of attractive dark red tubular flowers in the spring. The flowers are hermaphrodite. The smooth light brown fruits, about 1 inch or so in diameter, reach maturity in early autumn.
Naming
There are two varieties:⤷ ''Aesculus pavia'' var. ''pavia'': typical red buckeye.
⤷ ''Aesculus pavia'' var. ''flavescens'': yellow-flowered red buckeye.
The yellow-flowered variety, var. ''flavescens'', is found in higher country in Texas, and hybrids with intermediate flower color occur.
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