Forests

Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)

Yellowwood (Native)

Owner: Peel-Compton Foundation

County:

Address: Compton Gardens, 312 N. Main Street, Bentonville
Property Type: Private with public access

Circumference: 53”

Height: 55’

Crown Width: 71’

Bigness Index = trunk circ. + height + 25% crown width
126

Bigness Index

Location Details:
GPS (36.37705,-94.20780) On a short paved trail. Many other Yellowwood trees are on the property. The Arkansas Champion American Hybrid Chestnut, American Beech, and Pagoda Dogwood are also on the property. A separate paved trail connects this property to the Crystal Bridges trail system where the Arkansas Champion Blackgum and Eastern White Pine are located. Six Champion Trees can be viewed on about a 2 mile roundtrip walk.
The mission of the Forestry Division is to protect Arkansas’s forests and those who enjoy them from wildland fire and natural hazards while promoting rural and urban forest health, stewardship, development, and conservation for all generations of Arkansans.