Fabaceae FAMILY

Cladrastis kentukea

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cladrastis kentukea is a deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown; it usually grows 10 - 15 metres tall, exceptionally reaching 20 metres. The bole of larger trees can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. , 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye and source of wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Appalachian mountains, mainly in North Carolina and Tennessee.

HabitatWoods in rich well-drained limestone soils, in river valleys, slopes, ridges and the borders of streams[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].