Top native buckeyes and horse-chestnuts

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Diseases 1 Fire 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 2 Clumping 1 Erect 1 Open 1 Oval 1

Plant type

Poisonous 2 Tree 2 Perennial 1 Shrub 1