I am very fortunate to be able to grow many species at work that I would not grow within my own garden. Also, I am very fortunate to be able to grow many species in my own garden that I would not grow at work, such as this. It is not much to look at while defoliated through the warmest part of summer, but I do like it for various reasons.
Buckeye starts to bloom like lilac, or upside down wisteria.
Ohio is the Buckeye State. The Ohio buckeye that is native there must be very special. Perhaps all other trees that are native to Ohio are just not very uninteresting. Whatever the situation, I sort of believe that the Ohio buckeye is more appealing in some regards than the California buckeye that is native here. However, the California buckeye might be more weirdly interesting.
The main reason that California buckeye is not popularly used in landscapes is that it is ‘twice deciduous’. That means exactly what it sounds like. Just like other deciduous trees, it defoliates in response to cooling autumn weather, and refoliates in response to warming spring weather. Unlike other deciduous trees, it repeats the process through the warmest weather of summer.
When summer weather gets too warm and arid, the foliage of California buckeye shrivels and sort…
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Tony Tomeo 
Glad my buckeye only drops its leaves once.
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Yes, summer defoliation is not exactly an attribute for refined landscapes. Although I like the species in the wild or my own garden, I do not like working with it professionally. It provides no shade when shade is most important, and it just looks dead.
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