Top native buckeyes and horse-chestnuts

3 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Fire 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Open 2 Rounded 2 Multi stemmed 1 Oval 1

Plant type

Poisonous 3 Tree 3 Shrub 2