GYMNOCLADUS dioica
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GYMNOCLADUS dioica
Commonly known as Kentucky coffee tree, Knicker tree
Handsome slow growing tree with pods of seeds which were used as a substitute for coffee after roasting. Leaves pink tinted turning yellow before falling. Greenish-white flowers
£25.00 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Pests & Diseases
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Place of origin
Central and eastern North America. -
DeciduousLarge leaves to 1m (3ft) long, each leaflet divided again into 8-14 ovate leaflets.
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GreenGreenish white
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PaniclesTo 30cm (12in) long on female trees, 10-13cm (4-5in) on males
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Star-shaped
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Fully hardy
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Bipinnate
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Entire
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Ovate
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Height
20m (65ft) -
Spread
15m (49ft)
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Tree
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Autumn Seasonal Interest
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Spring Seasonal Interest
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Full sun
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harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs -
seed kernels harmful if eaten
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Rounded to broadly spreading
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Mature Size20m (65ft)
15m (49ft)
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Gymnocladus dioica - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
