Cladrastis kentukea 'Perkins Pink'
Perkins Pink American Yellowwood

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Pink (Fragrant, pink wisteria-like flowers (1-1.25" long) in 10-15" long panicles in spring)
 Foliage:
Green (Dense, dark green sumemr foliage); Yellow (Yellow to golden yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Flat pods; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
40-55 feet
 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, loamy soils; adaptive to various soil types
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Odd-pinnately compound leaves (8-12" long). Leaflets (7-9, each 2-3" long) are elliptic to ovate with terminal the largest. Petal base encloses bud. Terminal bud abscent. Bright reddish-brown twigs. Yellowish coloration often appears on smooth gray bark, especially near crotches. Heartwood is yellow.

Additional Information

Perkins Pink is a beautiful pink-flowering form of the Indiana native, American Yellowwood. A soft pink flowers appear on pendulous, terminal panicals that reach 10 to 15 inches in length in late May to early June. A highly ornamental native tree, even though the pendulous clusters of flowers do not appear in great numbers every year. Well-adapted to Midwest conditions. Develops a tap root. Does not flower fully each year; part of a tree may flower one year, part the next, but the effect is striking even when only certain branches bear flowers. Bees are attracted to the flowers. Flowers appear only after many years from seed. Avoid pruning in spring or there will be much bleeding (sap flow) over the bark.

1 Cladrastis kentukea 'Perkins Pink' found

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12018_00510*ATARK

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