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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Distribution Overview Drying Defects Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor References Regions of Distribution Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Aesculus octandra Trade Name Yellow buckeye Family Name Hippocastanaceae Common Names Buckeye, Yellow buckeye Regions of Distribution North America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] United States Common Uses Boxes and crates, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drawing boards, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Novelties, Office furniture, Packing cases, Plaques, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Tobacco boxes, Trunks, Utility furniture, Valises, Wardrobes, Woodenware Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Status unknown in many of its growth areas Distribution Overview In the United States, buckeye ranges from the Appalachians of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina westward to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Buckeye is not customarily separated from other species when manufactured into lumber and can be utilized for the same purposes as aspen, basswood, and sap yellow-poplar. Heartwood Color White Yellow Green/grey Yellowish white White to cream Greyish streaks Sapwood Color White White to grayish white Grain Figure Even Distinct (figure) Even Distinct and fine figure Texture Fine Uniform Even or uniform Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Very little natural resistance Perishable Should not be used in contact with the ground without adequate protection Odor Has an odor Has a taste No odor, generally. May have a mild taste Kiln Schedules 10 - F4 (4/4); T8 - F4 (8/4) U Drying Defects Distortion Warping can be expected Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Strength Properties Heavy Density = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 42 lbs/ft3 Specific Gravity 0.26 0.24 Weight 55 41 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 8 % Volumetric Shrinkage 12 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 673 kg/m3 Specific Gravity 0.26 0.24 Weight 881 657 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 8 % References Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods: Temperate and Tropical. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Madison, Wisconsin. Little, E.L. 1980. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Eastern Region. Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York. Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. 1980. Textbook of Wood Technology, 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. USDA. 1988. Dry Kiln Operators Manual, Preliminary Copy. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.