The fresh seed can be sown directly into black nursery bags or into deep seed trays using a mixture of well-rotted compost and washed sand (1:1). The seed must be pushed and bedded into the mixture and covered with a light layer of soil. The mixture must stay moist at all times.

Yellowwood grows relatively slowly, 9 to 12 feet over an 8 to 10 year period. Yellowwood can be transplanted easily in the spring as a balled-and burlapped or container-grown plant. Trees grow best in fertile well-drained soils and.

Though coarse in winter, deeply cut foliage softens the effect in summer, aided by puffs of golden yellow blossoms in early July. Large, attractive seed pods turn from pale green to brown and hang on through the winter. The fruit isn't messy, but seedlings can become a nuisance.

A prime ornamental characteristic of yellowwood is its low-branching form with a broad, rounded crown of delicate branches. Its slender, zigzagging stems are smooth and reddish brown. The tree's beautiful branch framework adds winter interest, enhanced by its smooth, gray bark.. . . . .364011233373!]0000000000000009783314145005!]