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Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

GIS Coordinate:
N40 21.228 W94 52.989

Trail Number:
T10

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Description

Family:
Fabaceae

Foliage:
Leaves are alternate, bipinnately compound, and 36 inches long with six to 14 leaflets

Native Locale:
New York to Pennsylvania to Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee

Mature Height:
60 to 75 feet

Mature Width:
40 to 50 feet

Hardiness Zones:
Zone 3b to 8

Soil Preference:
Prefers deep, rich, moist soils; is adaptable to chalk (limestone), drought, and city conditions

Growth Habit:
Usually develops vertically ascending branches which form a narrow, obovate crown; barelimbed and somewhat clumsy looing in winter

Rate of Growth:
Slow to Medium, growing 12 to 14' over a 10 year period

Disease and Insect:
None serious

Landscape Value:
n/a

Additional Notes: