American Yellowwood

Description

Usually a low-branching tree with a broad, rounded crown of delicate branches reaching 30' to 50' in height, 40' to 55' wide. Bark on older branches and trunks very smooth, gray and beech-like in overall appearance and texture. Flowers perfect, white, fragrant, 1" to 1 1/4" long, borne in 8" to 14" long, pendulous terminal panicles from May to early June; tends to flower more profusely in alternate years, or every third year. Fall color yellow to golden-yellow; fruit a brown, 2 1/2" to 4" long, 1/2" wide pod, maturing in October.