Species profile
Kentucky Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
1,926 on Toronto's streets — 0.28% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🌸 Blooms Jun 1 – Jun 15: white pea-family racemes, fragrant, intermittent years
🍁 Fall colour Oct 5 – Oct 25: golden yellow
Cladrastis kentukea, the Kentucky yellowwood or American yellowwood, is a species of Cladrastis native to the Southeastern United States, with a restricted range from western North Carolina west to eastern Oklahoma, and from southern Missouri and Indiana south to central Alabama. The tree is sometimes also called Virgilia.
Planting profile (from the City of Toronto)
| Native to | Native to North America |
| Mature size | Medium, 14m high by 15m wide |
| Growth rate | Medium |
| Sensitivity | Sensitive |
| Best site | Lawns |
| Of note | Smooth grey bark |
| Plants under overhead wires | Yes |
Where they cluster
| Neighbourhood | Trees |
|---|---|
| Wexford/Maryvale | 39 |
| Princess-Rosethorn | 36 |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 34 |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 31 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 30 |
| Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 30 |
| Rockcliffe-Smythe | 29 |
| Mimico-Queensway | 27 |
Notable specimens
- 122 cm DBH at 88 STEPHENSON AVE · view →
- 72 cm DBH at 26 LYON HEIGHTS RD · view →
- 48 cm DBH at 148 JOHN ST YORK · view →
- 48 cm DBH at 256 CENTENNIAL PARK RD · view →
- 47 cm DBH at 256 CENTENNIAL PARK RD · view →
- 46 cm DBH at 7 HATTON CRT · view →
- 45 cm DBH at 149 ELMCREST RD · view →
- 45 cm DBH at 37 DOGWOOD CRES · view →