Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
Mature
Fall
General Attributes Plant Community Type Deciduous Tree Sun Full Sun Height 50 - 70 Feet Orientation North, South, East, West Spread 30 - 50 Feet Soil Texture Sandy Loam to Clay Form Irregular Topography Upland, Lowland (Stable Water) Utility Lines Incompatible Plant Community Forest Growth Rate Slow Succession Pioneer Life Expectancy Medium Origin MSA Zone 1, MSA Zone 6, USDA Zone 3 - 8 Minnesota, North America Root Pattern Deep Lateral
Flowers/Foliage/Fruits Soils Flower Color Yellow Salt Spray Tolerance Tolerant Flower Season Spring Soil Salt Tolerance Tolerant Fruit Pod Compaction Tolerance Moderate Fruit Color Dark Brown Water Table 12 Inches Fruit Season Spring, Fall, Winter Drainage Moderate Flood Tolerance Summer Texture Medium Drought Tolerance Tolerant Winter Texture Coarse Moisture Regime Moist, Wet Spring Foliage Green pH 6.5 through 7.8 Summer Foliage Green Windbreak Group Fall Foliage Yellow Winter Foliage Not Applicable
1 Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
Planting Ease Maintenance Spring Bareroot Difficult Formal Low Fall Bareroot Difficult Informal Low Spring Container Moderate 2,4-D Tolerance Sensitive Fall Container Moderate Dicamba Tolerance Sensitive Picloram Tolerance Sensitive Spring Seed Clopyralid Tolerance Fall Seed Artificial Light Sulfur Dioxide Ozone Tolerance Sensitive Hydrogen Flouride Nitrogen Oxide
Pests/Problems Miscellaneous Allergens males 9, females 1 Wildlife Rating Low Invasiveness Non-Invasive Insect Concerns Minor Toxicity Has toxic Leaves, Fruit Disease Concern Minor Cold Injury Not Susceptible Wildlife Concerns Storm Damage Not Susceptible Biological Control Mechanical Control Chemical Control
Comments Has distinct large pinnate leaves & seed pods. Deeply furrowed bark and stout branches. Seeds were used as a coffee substitute by early settlers. Leaves and seeds are poisonous. Avoid dry exposed sites. Roots will sucker when disturbed.
Bark Dormant
2 Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
Fruit
Flower
Immature
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