Kentucky Coffee Tree Flowers. The kentucky coffeetree gymnocladus dioicus is a tree in the subfamily caesalpinioideae of the legume family fabaceae native to the midwest and upper south of north america the seed may be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans. Deciduous tree type shade tree tree habit tree 30.
Kentucky coffeetree is a unique tree with large woody pods and very large leaves made up of smaller leaflets its common name refers to the use of the pods by early settlers as a coffee substitute. Male and female flowers appear on different trees and only female trees bear the pods. At the end of summer i discovered that all of this time i had been parking directly in front of another kentucky coffee tree which did bear fruit and i had never noticed.
The nursery staff at tagawa gardens loves it for its beauty and resilience.
The kentucky coffeetree s tolerance to pollution and a wide range of soils makes it a suitable tree for urban environments. Kentucky coffeetree is a unique tree with large woody pods and very large leaves made up of smaller leaflets its common name refers to the use of the pods by early settlers as a coffee substitute. Photos and information about minnesota flora kentucky coffee tree. Twice compound leaves egg to teardrop shaped leaflets loose racemes of inch greenish white flowers with 5 narrow petals and 5 narrower sepals.
