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Buckeye Balls

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California Buckeye
October 12, 2010
Greasy Creek

I love the Buckeyes this time of year as the leaves turn redder and begin to drip off the branches. The late spring tassels have been transformed to buckeye balls that encase a huge seed, about and inch and a half in diameter. The husks will begin to crack and drop these seeds at their feet - on the slope they roll. If eaten, the seeds can be extremely hallucinogenic to humans.

Posted by John Dofflemyer on October 14, 2010 10:50 AM |

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