And unlike the pawpaw fruit, the buckeye nut is NOT edible. A close-up of a buckeye tree with its pods. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: It's almost Earth Day!

Luckily, the Ohio State Extension and ODNR offer many alternative trees that are safer to plant in the Buckeye State. ... Like the native buckeye tree nuts, they’re not edible for humans.

Buckeye FactsFirst of all, all parts of the tree are poisonous. Some sources say that the buckeye nuts can be leached to remove the tannin, but, hmm. Maybe not.

This makes it a great pick for gardeners looking to add color and interest to their landscaping. The red buckeye will only grow to around 25 feet high, making it great for smaller yards, and is a big ...

Spiked buckeye nut coverings were beginning to form May 29, 2008, on a massive buckeye tree, the state's largest, in Greenwich Township in Huron County. (John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer) The Plain ...

A buckeye is a type of nut. It was named by Native Americans who thought it looked like a deer's eye. Buckeye trees tend to bloom in late summer and early fall, and they grow large Buckeye nuts.

A buckeye is a type of nut. It was named by Native Americans who thought it looked like a deer's eye. Buckeye trees tend to bloom in late summer and early fall, and they grow large Buckeye nuts.

The nuts hail from buckeye trees (Aesculus glabra). In the late summer and early fall, ... 1833, extolling the virtues of the buckeye tree and advocating it to be the symbol of Ohio. ...

Ohio has birthed the airplane, the lightbulb, the automobile, rock and roll, and eight U.S. presidents. But at the end of the ...

Gardners Candies is recalling some Cappuccino Meltaway Bars because their packaging lacks a disclaimer about tree nuts. The recalled 1.25-ounce packages of the candy “may contain undeclared tree ...

Roasting chestnuts is a traditional holiday activity. But, if you gathered the nuts yourself make sure they are in fact chestnuts and not horse chestnuts or buckeyes, which are poisonous. There ...