Ohio Information
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Capital City:Columbus
Ohio official nickname:The Buckeye State
Old standard abbreviation:Ohio
new postal code abbreviation:OH
Ohio Official State Flower
Scarlet Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus
Ohio State Tree
Ohio Buckeye
‘Hippocastanaceae Aesculus glabra’
The Ohio Buckeye is an upright, medium sized tree, it reaches from 60 to 80 feet tall and can be 2 feet in diameter. The crown bears pendulous up-turning branches. The showy flowers of the Buckeye bloom light yellow, large approximately from 4 to 7 inches, upright clusters. The stamens are longer than petals ! The blooms appear from April to May. Buckeye fruit is rather prickly with a leathery husk enclosing 1 smooth chestnut brown seed. The seed is from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter and mature in October. Ohio celebrates Arbor day the last Friday in April.
