Kentucky Coffee Tree - Free

Gymnocladus dioicus

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Kentucky Coffee Tree
Family : 
Cesalpiniaceae
Origin : 
Indigenous
Hardiness : 
4b
Exposition : 
Full sun
Height at maturity : 
20 m
Spread at maturity : 
15 m
Spacing requirement from power lines and infrastructure : 
9m
Tree size : 
Large
Crown shape : 
Ovoid and wide; Large gnarled branches, not very branched.
Roots : 
Deep, taproot
Growth rate : 
Fast
Soil and moisture : 
Deep and cool, adapts to various types of soil; Medium moist; Neutral pH, slightly alkaline to alkaline.
Tolerance to road salt : 
High
Tolerance to pollution : 
High
Tolerance to salt spray : 
High
Tolerance to compacting : 
Medium
Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) : 
Rarely affected by disease and pest insects.
Special comments : 
Dioecious tree: male and female flowers on separate feet; Hardy, low maintenance, indigenous to Southern Ontario; Adapts well to urban conditions.

FEUILLES

Doubly compounded (bipinnate) with many leaflets;
Late foliage, light and fine appearance;
Young shoots: tinted pink, almost purple, becoming dark green with glaucous reflections, then yellow in autumn.

FLOWERS

Whitish and fragrant panicles;
Male flowers: 10 cm long;
Female flowers: 30cm long.

FRUITS

Fleshy, short, large and leathery pods;
Persistent for part of the winter;
Yellow becoming reddish brown in the fall.

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