Yellow Buckeye

Name	Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus octandra)
Type	Hardwood.
Other Names	Also known as buckeye.
Sources	Grows in eastern to central United States.
Appearance	Generally straight grained with an even texture. Creamy or yellowish white heartwood and white sapwood.
Physical Props	Light, soft, weak, and low in shock resistance and decay resistance.
Working Props	Easily worked by hand tools but machines only fairly.
Uses	Applications similar to those of aspen, basswood, and yellow-poplar which include furniture, boxes, crates, food containers, drawing boards, plaques, trunks, casks, miscellaneous woodenware, and novelties.
Comments	Often sold with other woods.