Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is usually a small to medium-size tree (20-40 feet tall ... Unlike actual chestnuts, the nuts ...
Ohio was forever after associated with buckeyes. It wasn't until 1953 that Ohio adopted the buckeye tree as the state tree. Ohio State University took Buckeyes as its mascot in 1950.
College Football Fix discusses As noted by The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State's helmets include stickers that have a buckeye leaf on them. Buckeye leaves are grown on buckeyes trees, which is the ...