Kentucky Yellowwood

cladrastis kentukea

The Kentucky Yellowwood is a beautiful tree that can grow very tall and has gorgeous yellow flowers in the spring! Kids will love to see its unique, smooth bark and the way it provides shade in the summer.

Lebensraum: It typically grows in forests and along riverbanks in the eastern United States.

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The Kentucky Yellowwood is a medium-sized tree known for its remarkably smooth, silvery-gray bark, which stays smooth even on mature trunks. In late spring, it boasts pendulous clusters of fragrant white, pea-like flowers. Its bright green compound leaves turn a brilliant golden-yellow in autumn.

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Kentucky Yellowwood

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know its scientific name "Cladrastis" means "fragile branch"?

Its heartwood is bright yellow, giving the tree its common name!

The fragrant white flowers hang in long, beautiful clusters like wisteria!

Unlike many trees, its bark stays super smooth, even when old!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Kentucky Yellowwood has exceptionally smooth bark that helps deter climbing insects and resist certain bark-boring pests.

Kentucky Yellowwood can grow beautiful, fragrant white flowers that produce nectar, attracting many different insect pollinators.

Kentucky Yellowwood has leaves that transform to a vivid golden yellow in fall, providing a spectacular seasonal display.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 1000-1500 cm
Ausbreitung: 900-1200 cm
Blütengröße: 2-3 cm
Blütezeit: Late spring to early summer
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

Common Eastern bumble bee

Bombus impatiens

feeds on flower nectar

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses young leaves and twigs

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.