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Consider planting buckeyes this fall

Weekend Gardener provides some tips

Updated: Saturday, 10 Nov 2012, 10:18 AM CST
Published : Saturday, 10 Nov 2012, 10:02 AM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Weekend Gardener John Dromgoole shows viewers how to grow buckeye plants in the fall.

Buckeyes, both Mexican and true, are typically planted from seed as soon after harvest as possible. Mexican buckeye are typically easier to grow in the Texas climate than other varieties.

According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=UNSP http ://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=UNSP is a deciduous tree that can reach 30 feet in height. Its foilage turns golden yellow in the fall. The tree produces clusters of bright pink fragrant flowers and distinctive toxic fruit that contain the buckeye seeds.


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