Fabaceae

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Tree ID: 194
Date of tree entry: February 3, 2026
Eastern Redbud, or Cercis canadensis, is a small tree in the Fabaceae (legume) family native to eastern North America, surviving across a wide range of climate regions. Though they live across a range of climates, they do best in moist soil. They are an important plant for many pollinating bee...
A moderately sized tree = an Eastern Redbud - facing Kline Tower. It is winter, and its branches are bare; snow surrounds it.

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Tree ID: 203
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
This Eastern Redbud is between the pathway heading to Marx Library and the sidewalk connected to Kroon Hall. Its pink flowers are spectacular, and it provides food for butterflies and moths in the form of leaves, bees in the form of nectar, and birds, squirrels and humans in the form of seed pods.
Black Locust

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 201
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
This Black Locust Tree is found across Prospect Street from Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, and just up the hill from Ingalls Ice Rink. If you were a squirrel that lived in this tree, you would be able to see students walking to their laboratory classes in the morning and fans coming to cheer for...
A black locust near SCL

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 178
Date of tree entry: February 9, 2023
This tree has five individual structures, each reaching about the same height. Standing across from SCL, the tree frames 230 Prospect street and offers shade to those leaving the parking complex behind the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics. A squirrel has been spotted on this tree and the...

Eastern Redbud

Cersis canadensis
Tree ID: 153
Date of tree entry: February 8, 2023
The Eastern Redbud tree, also known as Cercis canadensis, is a small, deciduous tree that can be found in eastern North America. It is commonly found in wooded areas, along streams, and in parks and gardens. The tree grows to be 20-30 feet tall and has a rounded, spreading canopy that provides...
Rose acacia, Bristly locust

Bristly Locust Rose-Acacia
Robinia hispida
Tree ID: 81
Date of tree entry: February 7, 2018
Rose acacia, Bristly locust . This flowering shrub grows up to approximately 6 meters tall, featuring dark green, compound pinnate leaves on bristly stems, with clusters of fragrant, pea-like, rose-pink flowers that attract bees and butterlies in the late spring and early summer. The Rose acacia...
Black locust tree at Marsh Botanical Garden

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 76
Date of tree entry: February 6, 2018
The black locust is native to United States, although it has been planted all over North America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa. The species, Robinia pseudoacacia, is a deciduous angiosperm that is considered by many to be an invasive species. The wood of the black locust is very durable and used...

Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Tree ID: 16
Date of tree entry: March 12, 2016
The Gleditsia triacanthos, or honey locust as its commonly called, is a decidious tree native to the central United States. It blooms relatively late in the spring and produces yellow leaves in autumn. The tree gets its name from the sweet, sticky pulp it produces. Alternatively, the tree is known...

Black Locust (False Acacia)
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 44
Date of tree entry: February 5, 2015
Although it may not have any of the familiar green pods we've come to know from the food aisle, the black locust tree belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae. It's native to the southeastern United States and also the lower slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. A deciduous tree with short,...

Japanese Pagoda Tree (Scholar Tree)

Sophora japonica
Tree ID: 13
Date of tree entry: April 16, 2014
Despite its name, this magnificent tree hails originally from China, but was likely planted around early Japanese Buddhist temples. It proudly overlooks the Yale Farm, and its spreading canopy provides a lovely patch of shade in the summer for student farm interns to eat lunch and nap under. It is...

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