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Cladrastis kentukea 'Perkins Pink'

 
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Cladrastis kentukea 'Perkins Pink' - pink flower American yellowwood
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: pink flower American yellowwood
Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Synonym: Cladrastis kentukea 'Rosea'
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A wonderful native, deciduous tree growing 30-40' tall and wide in the landscape. Leaves are pinnately compound, blue-green in summer, turning clear yellow in fall. Slightly pink, pea-like, fragrant flowers are produced in late May on pendulous terminal panicles, sometimes over a foot long. This tree will often bloom heavily one year and lightly for the following two. Very few insect or disease problems. Wonderful as a shade tree or specimen.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AT15 (AT15) • Accession: D2021-0148.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: ADG: AT15 (AT15) • Accession: D2021-0148.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: DWD: AF03 (AF03) • Accession: D1991-0059.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: FLS: BR20 (BR20) • Accession: D2004-0331.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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