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To: Paul R.

You’ve got buckeyes? Are they the ones with the orange berries? I’ve been looking them up as a few days ago. The berries are super nutritious. Saw them first on a video a couple had a bunch of them in a teapot and made tea. I saw where you had to have two trees and we just don’t have the room for 2.


456 posted on 03/26/2025 5:52:22 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: MomwithHope
Ours produce orange-brown thin skinned nuts similar to these: And the flowers look like: These are not edible / contain toxins, though I have seen squirrels partially eat them. Not sure what happened to the squirrel! I'm pretty sure the trees will produce nuts once 6ft. tall or so.
459 posted on 03/27/2025 9:02:48 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: MomwithHope

(The trees will sometimes flower when only 2-3 ft. tall.)


461 posted on 03/27/2025 9:48:00 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: MomwithHope

We planted a young Ohio Buckeye tree in our yard about 8 years ago. It was so small, that hubby missed it when he was weed whacking in that area. Every year!

Well, what do you know, that sapling has grown into a 3 foot tall thing with leaves this year. I have marked it off for him, and told him, if he weed whacks it this year, well, the repercussions will be unpleasant. I discovered it today, so he has a whole day of reprieve, as we are out of town tomorrow. On Sunday, I will box it off so he can’t make any more mistakes.

This poor little tree has never leafed out like this since we’ve had it, so I’m hoping it’s a fighter, and that it’s roots are growing deeper and deeper all these years that he’s obliterated it.


474 posted on 03/28/2025 5:08:04 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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