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American yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 30.0 ft. to 50.0 ft.
Spread: 40.0 ft. to 60.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Tree
- Program Association
- Approved Street Trees
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability, Weak Wood
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Alkaline/High pH, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
A beautiful highly ornamental tree with fragrant white flowers and smooth grey bark. Thin bark is subject to sunscald and should be protected during establishment. May have issues with leaf scald of exposed sites and has very narrow branch angles when young that can lead to failure.