Here are some magnificent Trees with Yellow Foliage that can add a depth of color to your garden!
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Trees with Yellow Foliage
1. Staghorn Sumac
Botanical Name: Rhus typhina
Also popular as Vinegar Sumac, this beautiful tree offers bright yellow and scarlet-red fall hues with smooth and furry foliage.
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2. Honey Locust
Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
Like the name, the Honey Locust features bright yellow foliage. This tree is hardy in zones 4-9 and withstands all pH and soil varieties.
3. Western Larch
Botanical Name: Larix occidentalis
This American Conifer grows up to 80-120 feet high. It is a cone-bearing plant with soft needles that become green in summer and turn golden yellow in the fall.
4. European Beech Tree
Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica
The Beech Trees are widespread, showcase golden foliage, grow up to 60-80 feet tall, and form a canopy of small to medium leaves with serrated margins.
5. Cornelian Cherry
Botanical Name: Corus mas
This large deciduous shrub has a round growing habit. Its green foliage becomes soft yellow in the fall. The tree also produces yellow blooms in the summer months.
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6. Silver Birch
Botanical Name: Betula pendula
This graceful low-maintenance tree exhibits yellow-green leaves. It has silver and white bark that peels to show a dark hue.
7. Sugar Maple
Botanical Name: Acer saccharum
Besides producing sweet syrup, sugar maple is also popular for its strikingly beautiful yellow leaves every fall. It prefers a sunny location.
8. Quaking Aspen
Botanical Name: Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen is the state tree of Utah. It offers flat leaves that become golden in the fall. This tree cannot withstand drought and hot temperatures.
9. Shagbark Hickory
Botanical Name: Carya ovata
Native to eastern and midwestern parts of the United States, this tree grows to 80-100 feet tall. It features brilliant yellow fall foliage.
10. Japanese Maple
Botanical Name: Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple trees are available in various colors, sizes, and shapes. These trees are admired for lacy yellow leaves in the fall and red foliage in summer.
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11. Black Tupelo
Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica
These North American deciduous trees offer oval dark green leaves that turn yellow, orange, purple, and scarlet in the fall. It also produces green blooms in spring.
12. Chinese Tulip Poplar
Botanical Name: Liriodendron chinensis
It grows golden-yellow concave leaves that look stunning in the sunlight. The tree also produces yellow-green blooms during late spring.
13. Red Maple
Botanical Name: Acer rubrum
Red Maple shows a vibrant red hue in the fall with shades of orange and yellow. It has thick and strong roots that can be risky for pavement and lawns.
14. Sweetgum
Botanical Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum becomes yellow with tints of orange and red during fall and early winter. It produces spiky seeds munched by chipmunks, birds, and small critters.
15. Ginkgo
Botanical Name: Ginkgo biloba
Native to Southern China, this slow-growing tree offers bright-yellow foliage in fall. It is also popular as the maidenhair tree.
16. Smoke Tree
Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria
Smokebush display yellow blooms in June that fade in fall, and the leaves become yellow or orange-red. It is hardy in zones 5-8.
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17. Witch Hazel
Botanical Name: Hamamelis virginiana
This native tree shines with yellow foliage in fall. The mophead-like flowers appear with a spicy smell in late fall.
18. Golden Cypress
Botanical Name: Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Golden Pillar’
This is the one if you want a long and slender plant with light green-yellow foliage! You can also flaunt its bright foliage on patios and balconies!
19. Golden Thuja
Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis ‘Golden Globe’
Smart and handsome is what describes the green-yellow foliage of this plant. Keep it in a slightly stressed state with plenty of sunlight to make the leaves more yellow.
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