The Ohio buckeye is a member of the soapberry (or horse chestnut) family.  It has a neat and rounded form with low, sweeping branches and dense foliage that provides deep shade. It is one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring.
The name originates from the ‘buckeyes,’ a small, dark brown nut with a light patch resembling the eye of a deer, which grows inside a rounded prickly fruit capsule.
 
6-8' Height at time of sale