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  AllRefer - Species: Mexican Buckeye | Ungnadia speciosa > Species: [905]
Mexican buckeye is placed in the monotypic genus Ungnadia [6] within the family Sapindaceae [11].
Mexican buckeye may be responsible for occasional losses of cattle and goats in parts of southern New Mexico [6].
Mexican buckeye coppices from the root crown after mechanical removal [19], and postfire sprouting is possible.
reference.allrefer.com /wildlife-plants-animals/plants/shrub/ungspe/all.html   (2236 words)

  
 Buckeye Mexican - DirtDoctor.com - Howard Garrett - The Dirt Doctor
Mexican buckeye grows well in limestone outcroppings but will adapt to normal garden soil in sun or shade.
Mexican buckeye has one of the most brilliant yellow fall color displays of all trees that will grow in Texas.
INSIGHT: Mexican buckeye is not a member of the true buckeye family.
www.dirtdoctor.com /view_question.php?id=1039   (462 words)

  
 Buckeye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name used for several species of trees of the genus Aesculus, or the related Mexican Buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
The intercollegiate athletic teams of The Ohio State University are known as the Ohio State Buckeyes
Buckeye (PRR), named passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad between Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckeye   (183 words)

  
 Ungnadia speciosa: Mexican-Buckeye
Mexican Buckeye is a native North American deciduous tree or large shrub which reaches 20 to 30 feet in height with a spread of 20 feet.
The spreading, irregular crown is composed of many small, upright branches which along with the persistent seedpods and smooth, mottled gray/brown bark helps make Mexican Buckeye an attractive feature in the winter landscape.
Mexican Buckeye should be grown in full sun or partial shade on well-drained soil and prefers moist, alkaline soil.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /BODY_ST657   (509 words)

  
 TreeSearch Farm Handout Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mexican Sycamore - pyramidal growth habit, fast growing to a height of 60'-100' tall.
Mexican White Oak - a magnificent normally evergreen white oak from the mountains of Monterrey, Mexico.
Mexican Buckeye is normally a multi-trunked 18' tree.
www.fbmg.com /ftbendplantings1/treesearchhandout1.htm   (1548 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mexican Buckeye is a slow growing shrub or small tree.
As with all Buckeyes, seeds are somewhat poisonous, but this is not a major consideration.
Mexican Buckeye is usually a shrub, but can become a small tree to 30 feet.
davesgarden.com /pf/go/53033   (769 words)

  
 Texas Native Plants Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Texas buckeye has palmately compound leaves with seven to nine (sometimes eleven) leaflets, vs. the five leaflets of red buckeye.
The flowers are creamy white to light yellow, appearing in terminal clusters after the leaves appear.
Usually a small shrub or small tree, Texas buckeye reaches its largest size (more than 40 feet) in the hard limestone of the central Edwards Plateau, although it also occurs in the northern Blacklands, Cross Timbers and Prairies, Pineywoods, and Post Oak Savannah.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /ornamentals/natives/aesculusglabra.htm   (139 words)

  
 KLRU: Central Texas Gardener > Question/Plant of the Week > January 18, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Pecans are a decent shade tree, as large as 50 feet by 50 feet.
Mexican Buckeye, (Ungnadia speciosa) a native shrub or small tree is a spring bloomer (fragrant pink ones) with an unusual 3-chambered seedpod.
This under story plant is adapted to alkaline soil, has few disease or insect problems and adds a great southwestern look to the landscape.
www.klru.org /ctg/questions/skip_jan182003.asp   (247 words)

  
 Mexican Buckeye (Ugnadia speciosa)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mexican Buckeye is extremely tough, fast growing and needs little water.
It adapts to a variety of soil conditions and thrives in full sun to part shade situations.
Mexican Buckeye is very deer resistant but young buds may be sampled.
home.earthlink.net /~madronenursery/Trees/mexbuckeye.html   (84 words)

  
 Desert Diary, 20 August 2002--Ungnadia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
However, the document should still be readable, though not presented in the most sophisticated manner.
Too impatient to even wait for leaves, the Mexican Buckeye bursts into full bloom in early spring just as the foliage begins to develop.
Mexican Buckeye flowers among young leaves, University of Texas at El Paso campus, 29 Mar 2002.
museum.utep.edu /archive/plants/DDungnadia.htm   (261 words)

  
 Fort Worth Medium Ornamental Trees
This native tree is so popular there are a multitude of varieties to pick from.
The Mexican redbud is drought tolerant and the 'forest pansy' has purple leaves all growing season.
The most common redbuds have tiny clusters of pinkish purple blooms early in spring.
www.fortworthgov.org /pacs/fwpacsd/forestry/fwtrees/fwtpmedorn.htm   (578 words)

  
 TMMSH - Butterfly Gardening - Food for Larvae
Mexican buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) - for gray elfin
foetida) - for variegated fritillary, Mexican fritillary, gulf fritillary
Bushy lippia - for white peacock, Mexican buckeye
www.utexas.edu /tmm/tnhc/entomology/butterfly/catfood.html   (1201 words)

  
 Spring Flowering Trees of Friedrich
Although named a buckeye because of its appearance, the Mexican Buckeye tree is in the soapberry tree family and unrelated to the true buckeyes.
In regard to the early spring flowers of the Mexican Buckeye and Texas Redbud trees, "...for all who live with these flowering trees, their force is that shower of glorious pink, so astonishing when all else is still drab.
Although the buckeye tree usually has red flowers, a variant with yellow flowers is found occasionally along the Balcones Escarpment
www.fofriedrichpark.org /springt.shtml   (238 words)

  
 Central Texas Gardening Database
Mexican Buckeye: Deciduous small tree with pink spring flowers and decorative (poisonous) seed pods following.
Mexican Heather: Mexican Heather is a wonderful flowering plant that can also be used as a small one-foot shrub at the front of a sunny border.
Mexican heather is tough, and sometimes it will make it through the winter, giving you two or more years of pleasure and service.
www.centraltexasgardening.net /database.htm   (8117 words)

  
 Texas Native Plants Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mexican Buckeye, Monillo, Mona, Texas Buckeye, Spanish Buckeye, New Mexican Buckeye, False Buckeye, Canyon Buckeye
Mexican buckeye occurs mostly west of the Brazos River on the well drained limestone soils on stream banks of damp canyons in South, Central and West Texas, east to Dallas County.
Mexican buckeye's round fl somewhat shiny seeds are contained within a coarse, dark brown 3 valved capsule which somewhat resembles buckeye (Aesculus spp.) seeds.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /ornamentals/nativeshrubs/ungnadiaspecio.htm   (176 words)

  
 Small Trees
While the crape myrtles bloom for months, at the other end of the spectrum is the Mexican buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa), which blooms for only a short period in the early spring.
This tree is not really a buckeye, but the name comes from the large, shiny brown seeds.
Another pink blossoming tree is the mimosa, or silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), which has naturalized throughout the southern U.S. This tree grows very quickly, and the seeds have a high germination rate.
home.att.net /~larvalbugbio/smalltrees.html   (870 words)

  
 Texas Hill Country - Ranch
There is a small rock bottom pond along the creek that contains the normal aquatic wildlife and insects as well as fish, red eared sliders and several species of water snakes.
The land has some semi-open areas and heavily wooded areas that contain Live Oak, Cedar Elm, Hackberry, Agarita, Texas Persimmon, Juniper, Mesquite, Mexican Buckeye, several species of yucca and many species of wild flowers.
There are white tail deer, armadillos, possums, raccoons, wild turkeys, quail, jack rabbits, ring-tailed cats, and western diamondback snakes running around the land.
www.lostsprings.com /ranch.aspx   (385 words)

  
 eNature: Ask an Expert
They bloom in the spring and in the fall they have something like clustered nuts.
Although out of their normal range, the tree you describe sounds just like a Mexican Buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa.
Perhaps there is a similar tree native to the Smokies of which I am unaware.
www.enature.com /expert/expert_show_question.asp?questionID=10128   (121 words)

  
 Wildflowers: Part XI
The seeds look like those of a buckeye, but this tree or shrub is not part of the buckeye or horsechestnut family (
It is surrounded by a very large bed of poison ivy.
There is also a small Mexican redbud in the middle of the yard, about five feet tall, which I planted some years ago.
www.phil.unt.edu /~hargrove/wildflower11.html   (142 words)

  
 Mexican Buckeye in Bloom customized postage from Zazzle.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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 Mexican Buckeye, Monilla (Ungnadia speciosa)
The genus is named after the baron David von Ungnad, 16th century Austrian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
The Mexican Buckeye has small, fragrant, four-petaled light pink to purplish pink flowers, in clusters, in early spring.
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www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Sapindaceae/Ungnadia_speciosa.html   (200 words)

  
 NSEI...Hummingbirds, Butterflies, and People Plants
Hummingbirds are drawn to gardens with nectar-filled blooms so hang your feeder near red pentas.
Also lure hummingbirds with more nectar-filled blooms such as anisacanthus, bee balm, bouncing bet, buckeye, butterfly bush (buddleia), butterfly weed (asclepias), cardinal flower, columbine, cypress vine, four-o-clocks, foxglove, hamelia, hibiscus, Mexican sunflower, nasturtiums, nicotiana, penstemon, porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis), salvias, shrimp plant, spider flower (cleome), Texas betony (Stachys coccinea), Texas star hibiscus, Turk’s cap and zinnia.
Check with local nurseries for these plants and others that might be suitable for your region
www.nsei.net /plants.html   (533 words)

  
 water saving trees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) small tree, shade, red or yellow flowers in spring attract hummingbirds, height10-20'
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) small tree or large shrub, sun to part shade, pink flowers in spring attract butterflies, yellow fall color, height 8-15'
Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) ornamental tree, part shade-sun, fragrant white flowers in early spring attract butterflies, 15'
www.sabot.org /gguide/largenat/waterplan/trees.htm   (389 words)

  
 Wildflowers in My Yard
New to the yard this year, it stands above the Bluebonnets on a slender stem up to 28 inches tall.
The leaves and stems are eaten by the Buckeye Butterfly.
Also called Sour Grass, this clover-like plant with yellow flowers settles in below the Bluebonnets.
www.phil.unt.edu /~hargrove/wildflowers.html   (310 words)

  
 www.dirtdoctor.com :: View topic - Propagating Mexican Buckeye
You can also save the seed until spring and plant then.
I have found Mexican Buckeyes to be one of the easiest trees to grow.
I'm just really excited that I now have Howard's new book so thought I'd quote what he says about propagating Mexican Buckeye.
www.dirtdoctor.com /forum/archive.php/o_t/t_4240/start_0   (411 words)

  
 Beautiful trees - Texas Gardening Forum - GardenWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
My favorites are desert willow, lacey oak, mountain laurel, mexican plum, mexican buckeye, texas redbud.
I really like the winterberry, Mexican buckeye and Mountain Laurel.
I wish I could find here a purple leaf redbud I saw in California a couple of years ago.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/txgard/msg102207047777.html   (383 words)

  
 Mexican Food Buckeye, AZ - Mexican Restaurants Buckeye, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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www.magicyellow.com /yellowpages/AZ/Buckeye/Mexican_Food.html   (66 words)

  
 Wildscape and Xeriscape Plants - Bexar County Extension
Texas or Mexican Redbud (pink flowers, partial shade)
Mexican Buckeye (pink flowers, sun or partial shade)
Mexican Bush Sage -- Salvia leucantha (lavendar) (P) Coneflower -- (purple/pink or white) (P) Mexican Milkweed -- (red/yellow)
bexar-tx.tamu.edu /HomeHort/F4Best/nWildXeriPlants.htm   (273 words)

  
 Native Plant Information Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Turk's cap, Red mallow, Drummond wax-mallow, Turk's-cap mallowTexas wax mallow, Mexican apple, Manzanilla
Mexican hat, Red-spike mexican-hat, Prairie coneflower, Long-headed coneflower, Thimbleflower
Texas palm, Palma Di Micharos, Mexican palm, Rio Grande palmetto,Texas palmetto
www.wildflower2.org /NPIN/Plants/Plant_Sale/SNResults.asp   (361 words)

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