Gymnocladus dioicus/dioica KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
BROADLEAF
DECIDUOUS
FULL SUN
NON-NATIVE
HIGH DROUGHT TOLERANCE
H: 90FT W: 45FT
The Kentucky coffeetree, with a distinctive dark gray bark and almost white twigs, creates a striking winter silhouette. In spring, the leaves have blue tones with pink and purple highlights, transitioning to a warm yellow in autumn. Growing slowly, it forms an oval crown and offers a bold architectural presence in large settings. In late spring, fragrant panicles of creamy white flowers appear, followed by hard-shelled seed pods on female trees. Though toxic unless roasted, these seeds were historically used to make a coffee-like beverage. Rarely troubled by pests or disease, this tree is a great landscape option.
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