Re: [SG] Yellowwood
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Yellowwood
- From: R* D* <d*@INDIANA.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:58:57 -0500
Bill, do you mean Cladrastis kentukea, formerly C. lutea? The fls are
fragrant, too. Hate to sound like a broken record, but, once again, it's
in the Forest Farm catalog.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Bill Shear wrote:
> Luckily it can easily be grown from seed. My tree is now 27 years old,
> about 35' tall and a foot in diameter (they grow rapidly). There are at
> least two huge specimens here in town that are 2-3 times that size. I do
> not know of any current commercial source for plants or seeds, but if you
> can find it, it is a premier lawn and shade tree. A good lawn tree,
> because the compound leaves break up before falling, and the leaflets are
> so small they just filter down into the grass.
>
