The bark of Cladrastis kentukea ranges from gray to brown. As the common name suggests, the underlying wood is yellow in color.

Tree Walk

COMMON NAME: American Yellowwood
LATIN NAME: Cladrastis kentukea
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LOCATION: Between Mary Lyon and Park Hall.


 
 

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Photograph by Dan Foxman '02