Buckeye Nuts - Quarter Size - Twenty-Five Nuts

by Ohio Buckeye Company

Product Features

• The buckeye nut has a rich, mellow, warm-brown shell highlighted by a beige eye.
• They are great for making necklaces, other jewelry and craft projects.
• The buckeye's five-fingered leaflets and nut were adopted by The Ohio State University as its official symbol in 1950.
• Brutus Buckeye became The Ohio State University mascot in 1965.
• Folklore says that buckeyes bring good luck and prevent rheumatism, arthritis and headache.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0010VEZOA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,896 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

These rich brown buckeye nuts have been thoroughly dried and are ready for use. They are clean and smooth with no cracks, squirrel bites or mold. Buckeyes can be made into necklaces and other jewelry items to show your support for Ohio State University. They can be used for crafts, party favors, wedding table centerpieces, holiday garlands and more. This listing is for twenty-five buckeye nuts that are quarter size or larger. The buckeye nut has a rich, mellow, warm-brown shell highlighted by a beige eye. They resemble the eye of a deer and get their name from the Indian word hetuck which means eye-of-a-buck. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State, the buckeye is the official state tree and Ohio residents are commonly known as Buckeyes. Folklore says that buckeyes bring good luck and prevent rheumatism, arthritis and headache. Many OSU fans wear buckeye jewelry to bring their team good luck. The buckeye is a relatively new symbol at OSU. During the 1920s the buckeye gradually assumed an unofficial role as a school symbol. The buckeye's five-fingered leaflets, along with the nut were adopted by the University as its official symbol in 1950. Today this stylized buckeye emblem assumes a prominent place at the base of the University's seal. The first buckeye leaf decals appeared on the helmets of the 1967 OSU football team and are still awarded to players today for execution of an exceptional play. In 1965 the Buckeye was named Ohio State's mascot by the OSU athletic council. The buckeye mascot was later named Brutus Buckeye in an all-campus naming contest. The Ohio buckeye was popularly accepted as the State's symbol during the late 1800s but was not formally adopted by the Ohio legislature as the State Tree until 1953 on Ohio's 150th anniversary of statehood. Buckeye's are poisonous and should not be eaten; they are for craft and decorative purposes only.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Service, November 23, 2008

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These were a gift for my 88 year old dad. He loved them!!! Thanks!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Service, June 29, 2011

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Betty - See all my reviews

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The Buckeye Nuts arrived before expected time frame and were of the highest quality. Safely packaged and easily opened.