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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Kentucky Coffee Tree
(Gymnocladus dioicus)
Donated by
Eastern Illinois University
Tree Map Location: #
7
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Leaf:
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Alternate, bipinnately compound, very large (1 to 3 feet long), with numerous 1 1/2 to 2 inch ovate leaflets, entire margins, green above, slightly paler below.
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Flower:
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Dioecious; males and females in long (3 to 4 inch) branched clusters, whitish, appearing in late spring.
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Fruit:
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Reddish brown, flat thickened pod, 3 to 8 inches long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide, contains 6 or more dark brown seeds imbedded in a sticky pulp, ripen in late summer.
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Twig:
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Very stout, light brown with whitish patches, somewhat zigzag or wavy, large heart-shaped leaf scar, salmon colored pith; buds small and sunken.
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Bark:
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Dark grayish brown, scaly, developing deep fissures with scaly ridges.
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Form:
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Medium sized tree, with a wide spreading crown, 80 feet tall, 2 feet in diameter
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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