It's buckeye season — trees and football. More about Ohio's state tree

Ohio State Buckeyes? Not quite. We're talking about the Ohio buckeye tree. Here's what makes them poisonous and other facts ...
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How a typo could mean Ohio’s state tree isn’t the buckeye

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Officially, Ohio’s state tree may not exist. In 1953, the 100th General Assembly decreed that “the tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the ‘Buckeye’ is hereby adopted as ...
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More than a nut: Ohio bills crown Buckeye as state candy, correct tree’s scientific name

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two new pieces of bipartisan legislation introduced at the Ohio Statehouse seek to elevate and refine the legacy of one of Ohio’s most cherished symbols: the buckeye. State Sen ...