| Shape | Large and round. |
| Landscape | Specimen or accent tree in parks and larger landscapes. |
| Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Average, medium moisture and well-drained soils. Prefers fertile and humusy-sandy loams. |
| Pests | Leaf blotch can be a problem. Powdery mildew, leaf spots and anthracnose may occur. Buckeye lacebug, Japanese beetles, bagworms and borers may be troublesome. |
| Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Floodplains, river bottoms, mountain slopes and stream banks. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is fissured and scaly. |
| Leaf Description | Palmate compound leaves with 5 spreading, toothed, ovate-oblong leaflets that are 10 - 17 cm long. |
| Flower Description | The flowers are 1 - 3 cm long, in erect panicles that are 15 cm long and appear in upright clusters of many single flowers. |
| Fruit Description | Globular dehiscent capsules consisting of 1 - 2 buckeyes encased by a partitioned husk. |
| Colour Description | The leaves mature to a dark green in summer and are a yellowish-orange in autumn. The flowers are yellow. The fruit husks are light brown. The fruit turns a reddish-brown with a light hilum. The bark is a greyish-brown. |
| Texture Description | The husk is smooth on outside and spiny on the inside. |
