Kentucky Coffee Tree
| Common name | Kentucky Coffee Tree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin name |
Gymnocladus dioica
| Type
| Tree
| Height
| 50-60'
| Spread
| 30-40'
| Light & Water
|
Zone
| 4
| Bloom months
| Does not bloom.
| Bloom colour
| None
| Foliage colour
| Green
| Features
|
Notes
| Needs well drained soil. Tolerates salt alkalinity and drought. Provides nice dappled shade and pleasant winter silhouette. Flowers are fragrant but insignificant. Seed pods remain on tree into winter. Seeds are poisonous. Fast-growing tree when young with moderate to slow growth as the tree ages attaining 12 to 14 feet in 10 years. Excellent heat resistance, |
