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Kentucky yellow-wood | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Kentucky yellow-wood

Cladrastis kentukea

Fragrant

Genus: Cladrastis
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: virgilia, yellow ash, yellowwood, yellow-wood

About this plant

C. kentukea is a spreading tree with bright, light green leaves to 30cm long composed of 7-9 ovate leaflets, turning clear yellow in autumn. Pendent panicles of fragrant white flowers to 3cm long are borne in late spring and early summer.

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun sheltered from cold winds as the wood is very brittle.

Pruning

Pruning group 1 after flowering or in late autumn or early winter.

Propagation

Sow seeds as soon as ripe in the autumn and keep in cold frame - propagation trees from sed. Take root cuttings in winter.

Pests

Usually pest free

Diseases

Usually disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years