The Ohio buckeye is a characteristic tree of our state’s native landscape, with interesting seasonal growth patterns and ties to our wildlife and glacial past. Its beauty and place in Ohio’s natural history are things that all Buckeyes (people, that is) can rally around, writes guest columnist Dave Tomashefski, the Education Specialist for Meadow City Native Plant Nursery in Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood. He holds a master’s degree in natural resources with a specialization in ecological restoration from The Ohio State University.
