Yellowwood
NativeCladrastis kentukea
Pea (Fabaceae) · Other broadleaf · 30–50 ft
Knowing it
Smooth gray beech-like bark and hanging white flower chains in late May. Rare in the wild, on limestone bluffs of the southern Ozarks; planted in yards.
What a tree company sees
Weak forks that split; prune to a single leader young.
Recorded in 7 counties
- Barry County
- Greene County
- Howell County
- St. Louis City
- St. Louis County
- Stone County
- Taney County
From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.