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Cladrastis
lutea = Cladrastis kentukea |
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Yellowwood,
American Yellowwood |
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Southern United States |
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Upright, dense, low branched
tree, with a broad, rounded crown. |
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30-50 feet tall with a spread
of 40-55 feet |
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Flowers are white,
fragrant, 1 inch long, borne in terminal racemes
or panicles, 8-14 inches long, very showy. |
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Late May-early June |
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Leaves are alternate, pinnately
compound with 7-11 leaflets, each being 2˝-4
inches long, oval, with a short acunnate apex
and entire margins, the terminal leaflet being
slightly larger, bright green in color. |
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Fall color is bright yellow. |
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Buds are subpetiolar |
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Bark is very smooth, gray in
color, with a yellow inner wood. |
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Fruit is a brown pod, 2˝-3
inches long, ripening in October |
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'Rosea’- A pink flowered form.
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