TREE CATALOG
G ymnocl a dus dioicus / dioic a KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
BROADLEAF
DECIDUOUS
FULL SUN
NON - NATIVE
HIGH DROUGHT TOLERANCE
H : 90 FT
W : 45 FT
T he K entucky C offeetree , with a distinctive d a rk gr a y b a rk a nd a lmost white twigs , cre a tes a striking winter silhouette . I n spring , the le a ves h a ve blue tones with pink a nd purple highlights , tr a nsitioning to a w a rm yellow in a utumn . G rowing slowly , it forms a n ov a l crown a nd offers a bold a rchitectur a l presence in l a rge settings . I n l a te spring , fr a gr a nt p a nicles of cre a my white flowers a ppe a r , followed by h a rd - shelled seed pods on fem a le trees . T hough toxic unless ro a sted , these seeds were historic a lly used to m a ke a coffee - like bever a ge . Ra rely troubled by pests or dise a se , this tree is a gre a t l a ndsc a pe option .
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