The Kentucky Coffeetree -(Gymnocladus dioicus) - is a deciduous medium sized tree with large, coarse, wide hanging pods that are red-brown when ripe. The leaves are large up to 30 inches long, divided into pairs of opposite side stalks with 6-14 oval leaflets on each stalk. The flowers are greenish-white growing in large upright clusters at the ends of each twig.
The Kentucky Coffeetree grows in moist places and valleys. It is found in the Central and Eastern United States. It is naturalized and planted as an ornamental further East. It grows best in rich, light soils. This species is unusually free of fungus, parasites and insect infestations.
Image Citations (photos 1 & 2): Jason Sharman, Vitalitree, Bugwood.org (Node Affiliation: International Society of Arboriculture)
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