| Description | A medium size shade tree with large pendulous white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (kla-DRAS-tis)(ken-TUK-ee-ay) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | best in the cooler end of its hardiness zones |
| Flowers | white, dripping with nectar, born on drooping pendulous panicles |
| Fruit | flat seed pods, flat hard coated seeds |
| Leaves | opens bright yellowish green changing to bright green, yellow in fall, pinnately compound, alternate |
| Stems | bark light gray, smooth |
| Dimensions | 30-50 by 40-55 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | to avoid bleeding pruning should be done in the early summer not spring |
| Propagation | seeds have dormancy |
| Cultivar Origin | introduced 1812 |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Greek klados meaning branch and thraustos meaning fragile for the brittle twigs. Specific epithet means of Kentucky. The wood of this tree contains a yellow dye that distinctively colors the heartwood and gives rise to the common name of yellowwood". (#144) |
| Author's Notes | Have only seen this plant a few times when in bloom. Very impressive at this time. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #245-Trees for American Gardens (Donald Wyman), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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