No part of the Ohio buckeye tree, even the leaves and bark, is edible. If ingested, it is highly toxic to the human body due to its contents of glycoside aesculin, saponin aescin, and, possibly ...

“You’d be surprised how often I have to explain what a buckeye is to the people in this town,” she said. Nancy Kuhel, executive director of the Clintonville Business Association, said she ...