




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.
Hábitat: It typically grows in forests and along riverbanks in the eastern United States.
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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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!
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.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen

Bombus impatiens
feeds on flower nectar
Odocoileus virginianus
browses young leaves and twigs
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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1000-1500 cm
900-1200 cm
2-3 cm
Late spring to early summer
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