This underused native plant tolerates harsh conditions and will even bloom in shade like this one at Boxerwood. Flowering begins at a young age. Yellowwood's smooth gray bark is complemented by its cascade of snow-white flowers in May and June. Fall foliage ranges from a clear yellow to a warm golden. This tree at Boxerwood is 30 years old.
Yellowwood is native to our area and grows well in our alkaline soils.
Careful pruning when the tree is young will prevent it from growing trunks that are too closely spaced. This native viburnum grows into a large shrub or small tree with arching branches. A number of blackhaw viburnmums are showing their flat-topped, creamy white flowers in the areas around the Great Oak. Fall foliage ranges from bronze to dull or deep red, and the berries, relished by birds, turn from a rosy pink to bluish black at maturity. Blackhaw has a multi-trunk habit of growth, with bark that resembles dogwood.