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American Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
American Yellowwood is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 30-50 ft × 40-55 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and pests, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30-50 ft × 40-55 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Pests, Pollution
- Native to
- North America
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