Kentucky Coffee Tree
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Quick Overview
Stark and rugged in the winter, the Kentucky Coffee Tree’s picturesque native, midwest look becomes tropical in appearance in the summer. Kentucky Coffee Tree features huge fans of doubly compound green leaves which emerge to cast filtered shade.
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Quick Overview
Why it rocks:
Stark and rugged in the winter, the Kentucky Coffee Tree’s picturesque native, midwest look becomes tropical in appearance in the summer. Kentucky Coffee Tree features huge fans of doubly compound green leaves which emerge to cast filtered shade.
Where to put it:
Kentucky Coffee Tree is a very large, tough shade tree that has become extremely popular in recent years. Parkways, front yards, and backyards are great locations for this unique and newly popular tree.
What it needs:
Kentucky Coffee Tree should be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is considered to be drought-tolerant.
Specs
| Botanical Name | Gymnocladus dioicus |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Tree Type | Shade |
| Size Range | Large Tree (more than 40 feet) |
| Mature Height | 50' |
| Mature Spread | 35' |
| Shape | Upright Spreading/Arching, Oval |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Fall Color | Yellow/Gold |
| Decorative Fruit | None |
| Landscape Uses | Shade, Parkway/Street |
| Growth Rate | Rapid |
| Plant Tolerance | Very Adaptable |
| Standout Feature | Unique, Cool Foliage, Great Shape, Nice Fall Color |
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