Aesculus (Buckeye/Horsechestnut)
Key Characteristics: Trees or shrubs with opposite leaves. Leaves are, palmately compound.
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - Trees on campus.
One large tree is at across the walk from the front of Birge Hall.
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) - Shrub on campus.
Clumps grow along the walk and stairs on the west side of Birge Hall.
Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
Planted in the arboretum