Common name: Kentucky Coffee Tree
Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Threatened
Sample mature size: 25 m tall, 15 m wide; 82.5 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Meadow-grasslands, Prairie-savannahs, Carolinian-forest
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Songbirds π¦
Points of interest: - Known for having the largest leaf of any native tree (can get up to 90 cm long), which is compound and consisting of many small leaflets
- In Ontario, this tree is threatened by a change in habitat and land being cleared for agriculture
- They are also poor seed producers, must have both male and female trees present
- It gets its name from early settlers who may have roasted seeds as a coffee substitute (although many parts can be toxic to humans)
