Ohio State Buckeyes? No, the Ohio Buckeye tree. Here's what to know about the tree that named Ohio's favorite football team.

Your favorite football team was named after Ohio’s state tree, known as the Ohio buckeye tree. Now that fall has arrived, the husks have started falling from trees to reveal a brown one-eyed nut ...

Native American uses. Native groups did find the buckeye nut to be of some use as a food supply despite its toxicity, primarily when acorn harvests were sparse.

Buckeye FactsFirst of all, all parts of the tree are poisonous. Some sources say that the buckeye nuts can be leached to remove the tannin, but, hmm. Maybe not.

A buckeye nut is just that, it is a nut that comes from the buckeye tree. It is small and dark brown. The leaf is described as being arranged similarly to fingers on a hand.

Now that fall has arrived, the husks have started falling from trees to reveal a brown one-eyed nut, known as the buckeye. Here’s more about the Ohio buckeye tree, and how to spot one.

A buckeye nut is just that, it is a nut that comes from the buckeye tree. It is small and dark brown. The leaf is described as being arranged similarly to fingers on a hand.