Portage Township in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ohio Buckeye Tree
The State Tree of Ohio
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
1. Ohio Buckeye Tree Marker
Common Name: Ohio buckeye
Botanical Name: Aesculus glabra
Height / Width: 20 to 40 feet / 20 to 40 feet
Habitats: Mesic woods and bottomlands
Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers, and some wildlife species eat the seeds. The raw seeds are poisonous to humans and most domestic livestock.
History / Lore: Historically, its light, soft wood was used for pulpwood, woodenware, and the production of artificial limbs.
Native Americans called the nut hetuck, meaning "buck eye" because markings on the nut resembled the eye of a deer.
Ohioans were called "Buckeyes" during the presidential election of 1840 when William Henry Harrison's supporters wore buckeye necklaces and carved campaign souvenirs out of buckeye wood to illustrate for their fellow Ohioan.
In 1953 the Ohio buckeye became the state tree of Ohio.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 41° 20.131′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: State of Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Portage Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wood County Home Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cattle Barn, 1892 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Corn Crib & Tool Shed, 1872
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
2. Ohio Buckeye Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
