Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus

French names: Chicot févier

Family: Legume Family (Fabaceae), (Cassia Family (Caesalpiniaceae))

Distinctive features: Tree; Doubly compound leaves, very large.

Flowers: Spring, Summer

Leaves: Alternate, Compound, Entire

Habitat: Open areas, woods.

Books: Trees in Canada: 212   

Native/Non-native: Native

Status: Rare.

Notes: The Kentucky Coffee Trees featured in the photos on this page are located in the Niagara Glen, the Royal Botanical Gardens Arboretunm (Burlington), and the University of Guelph Arboretum (Guelph).

For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs

Photographs: 161 photographs available, of which 14 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Sign in front of a Kentucky Coffee Tree at the University of Guelph Arboretum, Guelph, Ontario. These trees are very rare in Ontario.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

In the winter, showing the overall shape and form of a mature tree.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Winter twigs.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Buds just starting to open.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Leaves just starting to come out in early June, and unopened flower buds.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Buds.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Flowers, in late June.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Another picture of the flowers.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Leaves starting to show their unique doubly-compound form, opening in the spring (June 10).

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Part of a doubly-compound leaf.

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Bark on a much older tree.


Range map for Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

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