Yellowwood Tree - Cladrastis kentukea Fall Color A true classic

A true classic

It's also outstanding as a cut flower

Want a gorgeous tree that blooms on the edge of spring and summer with abundant white blooms and elegant form with seasonally interesting bark

The blue-green to medium green foliage emerges early in spring and remains ornamental throughout the growing season when adequate moisture is provided

Then in the summer the seed pods offer visual interest

Yellowwood Tree - Cladrastis kentukea Fall Color A true classicThe native American Yellowwood is one of those trees that makes you wonder why it is so rare and isn't in every yard and street in America. Imagine a medium sized shade tree with smooth, silvery gray bark reminiscent of a beech, draped in enormous cascading panicles of fragrant white flowers that look like someone hung clusters of wisteria from every branch. That's the Yellowwood in late May, and it is a showstopper. The flowers appear in drooping