Botanical Name: Gymnocladus dioica
Family: Fabaceae
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- Native to midwest
- Reaching 60-75′ in height
- 45-50′ in width
- slow to moderate growth rate
- While it is toxic when eaten raw, it is edible if roasted
- alternate bipinnate compound leaves
- fibrous roots prefer moist deep alkaline soils
- full to partial sun
- Zones 4-8
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky ~ Leaf
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky ~ Seed
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Trunk
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Seed Pod
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- Kentucky Coffeetree ~ Pods
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Branch
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- Kentucky Coffeetree – Gymnocladus dioica
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- Kentucky Coffeetree – Seed Pod
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- Kentucky Coffeetree – Terminal Stem
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- Kentucky Coffeetree – Twig
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- Tree Trimming
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- Kentucky Coffeetree ~ Twigs
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Irregular Branching
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky –
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Bark
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Bark
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Branching
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- Coffeetree, Kentucky – Leaflets