Cladrastis Species, American Yellowwood, Kentucky Yellowwood
Cladrastiskentukea
Synonym
Cladrastis
fragrans
Cladrastis
lutea
Cladrastis
tinctoria
Sophora
kentukea
Virgilia
lutea
I live in central Il just bought a 10 foot yellowwood and planted it now we water it and watch it grow and wait
A wonderful, beautiful, medium sized tree with smooth, gray bark, pretty, compound foliage, and handsome white pea-like flowers in May. G...Read More
Beautiful flowers, foliage, and bark. One of the best of our many beautiful native trees. Rarely troubled by pests or diseases.
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From Gaithersburg MD. I adore this tree. We planted ours in fall 2011. My husband feared we would never see it bloom. It bloomed in s...Read More
I have a beautiful Yellowwood in my back yard. I bought it at the Trees Atlanta annual sale about 5+ years ago and it just bloomed this s...Read More
This plant survived 3 weeks of not being watered, while in its pot, in the summer, then being stripped by deer the following spring. It i...Read More
There is a relatively large one that has been growing on grounds at the New York State Zoo in Watertown. Getting ready to bloom this year
American yellowwood is an excellent medium-size shade tree for the Ohio River valley and central US. The smooth gray bark is reminiscent...Read More
The grower of my pink-flowering Yellowwood had less than a 50 percent survival rate and only two survivors with pink flowers (see image)....Read More
I planted my Cladrastis last October. The new leaves this spring looked dandy until we had some late frosts in April, which damaged or o...Read More
Has blooms that look like wisteria that are white with yellow markings.Usually just blooms every other year.
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Prune in summer only because cuts made in winter or spring tend to bl...Read More