{"id":256,"date":"2025-09-25T19:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=256"},"modified":"2025-09-25T19:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:22:46","slug":"kentucky-yellowwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/kentucky-yellowwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Yellowwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Cladrastis kentukea<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The Kentucky yellowwood is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States. This species is a member of the legume family and produces its seeds in typical legume pods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are at least ten Kentucky yellowwood trees in the arboretum. See if you can spot any as you walk past the foundations of Hadwen\u2019s house, or perhaps as you wander along Larch Lane.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/kentucky-yellowwood-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky Yellowwood Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/kentucky-yellowwood-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/kentucky-yellowwood-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/kentucky-yellowwood-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/kentucky-yellowwood-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7e7635ac1a709f556396d664c53b6ca is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">We have records of Hadwen planting Kentucky yellowwood trees until 1900 when he lectured that \u201cThe Yellow-Wood ranks among the finest of ornamental trees, with graceful foliage and clusters or racemes of white flowers in June. It forms a shapely head and grows freely in good ground. An admirable tree in any collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kentucky yellowwood, also known as the American yellowwood, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae native to the southeastern United States. This species typically grows from 30\u201350 feet (9\u201315 meters) in height with a large, rounded crown. The bark of the Kentucky yellowwood is smooth and greenish-grey and turns greener when wet. The ovate-shaped leaves are compounded with seven to nine leaflets. In mid-spring, the tree produces slightly fragrant white flowers that hang in clusters up to 10\u201314 inches (25 cm) long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kentucky yellowwood prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sunlight. The tree is also an important pollinator plant for many bees and butterflies. The tree has no notable commercial value as timber, but its wood is sometimes used for handles, decorative carving, and furniture. Kentucky yellowwood is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens because of its ornamental qualities, including its attractive flowers and relatively smaller size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cladrastis kentukea The Kentucky yellowwood is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States. This species is a member of the legume family and produces its seeds in typical legume pods. Location There are at least ten Kentucky yellowwood trees in the arboretum. 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