Buckeye Species Information
Buckeye (Aesculus octandra, A. glabra)
Buckeye is a domestic hardwood
Location
Buckeye consists of two species, yellow buckeye (Aesculus octandra)
and Ohio buckeye (A. glabra). These species range from the
Appalachians of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina
westward to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Buckeye is not customarily
separated from other species when manufactured into lumber
and can be used for the same purposes as aspen (Populus), basswood
(Tilia), and sapwood of yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera).
Characteristics
The white sapwood of buckeye merges gradually into the creamy
or yellowish white heartwood. The wood is uniform in texture,
generally straight grained, light in weight, weak when used
as a beam, soft, and low in shock resistance. It is rated low
on machinability such as shaping, mortising, boring, and turning.
Primary Uses
Buckeye is suitable for pulping for paper; in lumber form, it
has been used principally for furniture, boxes and crates,
food containers, wooden ware, novelties, and planing mill products.
