Kentucky Coffee Tree

Common name Kentucky Coffee Tree
Latin name Gymnocladus dioica
Type Tree
Height 50-60'
Spread 30-40'
Light & Water
Full sun:
Part sun:
Zone 4
Bloom months Does not bloom.
Bloom colour None
Foliage colour Green
Features
  • Fall colour
  • Fragrant
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,

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