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Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus · Tree
Kentucky Coffeetree is a slow-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 60–80 ft × 40–55 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect green and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts moths, stands up well to heat and pollution and salt.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 60–80 ft × 40–55 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Green, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Moths
- Tough against
- Heat, Pollution, Salt
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Central and eastern United States to Ontario and Quebec, Canada
Will it survive your winters?
We score Kentucky Coffeetree’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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