buckeye nut & conker is that thesaym things?

Question

please cane you tell me is BUCKEYE NUT & CONKER is thesaym things. i bin tald in AMERIKA they call it BUCKEYE NUT & hear in ENGLAND they call CONKER is that true or it is wrong. can you tell me please. thank you so much for your time

Answer 1

In America, the native "Buckeye" tree is the short name for California Buckeye. Its latin name is Aesculusglabra californica.

In Europe, or England to be exact, the native tree there is the Horse Chestnut sometimes referred to as Buckeye or Conker. Conker, you should know is just a slang word that comes from the fact that the chestnuts are protected by a spikey shell that can really hurt as they often fall without warning and can hit or "conk" you in the head. The word Conker just kind of took hold in common language at some point. The latin name for Horse Chestnut is Aesculus hippocastinum.

The first word in a latin name is the genus of the species telling us where it came from and how it is related to others. In order to be considered even related, these two trees would have to share a common genus name and they don't, so to answer your question, "no, they are not the same tree."

HOWEVER, not every tree we see is native. Some have been introduced to other continents by people bringing nuts to plant or baby trees over, so although one tree belongs to North America and one to Europe, both trees could very well be growing in the same location and they both look very similar to eachother to the untrained eye. To answer your question with any authority, you have to know how to tell the difference between the two types of trees or you'll never know for sure.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Most probable.

The conker is produced by the Horse Chestnut [Aesculus hippocastanum]. A tree that has its origins in the mountains of northern Greece. Introduced to the UK, circa.1610.

Buckeye produced by several chestnuts found in northern America.

Answer 3

The wreck nearly got this right but stumbled at the turn ...

The Ohio buckeye is:
Aesculus glabra (Hippocastanaceae)

The British Horse Chestnut or Conker Tree is:
Aesculus hippocastanum (Hippocastanaceae)

The plants are both in the genus Aesculus in the family Hippocastanaceae but they are different species (second parts of their 2-part scientific names are different).

So they are closely related but not the same.

Answer 4

No, my conker is on my n.......hey, wait a minute! You're trying to get me a violation aren't you? Clever!

Answer 5

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buckeye nut & conker is that thesaym things?
please cane you tell me is BUCKEYE NUT & CONKER is thesaym things. i bin tald in AMERIKA they call it BUCKEYE NUT & hear in ENGLAND they call CONKER is that true or it is wrong. can you tell me please. thank you so much for your time