This California buckeye (<cite>Aesculus californica</cite>), located in Faculty Glade, is perhaps the best-loved tree on campus. Planted in 1882, it’s seemingly deadened from the inside out but continues to bloom every spring.<br/><br/>The buckeye is one of 16 distinctive campus trees featured on the “Tall Tree Tales of Cal” audio tour, launched last spring and available for smartphones via the Point app by Canogle, free at the Apple and Android app stores. We promoted the Tall Tree Tales tour in connection with our “Think Bigger” platform for Cal’s Big Give campaign in November, raising $156,137 for CNR.
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Iconic Buckeye

This California buckeye (Aesculus californica), located in Faculty Glade, is perhaps the best-loved tree on campus. Planted in 1882, it’s seemingly deadened from the inside out but continues to bloom every spring.

The buckeye is one of 16 distinctive campus trees featured on the “Tall Tree Tales of Cal” audio tour, launched last spring and available for smartphones via the Point app by Canogle, free at the Apple and Android app stores. We promoted the Tall Tree Tales tour in connection with our “Think Bigger” platform for Cal’s Big Give campaign in November, raising $156,137 for CNR.