Gymnocladus dioica - Kentucky coffee tree
A picturesque landscape tree for large lawns and parks, the male trees being appealing because they don't have seed pods but the female trees bearing larger fragrant flowers.
Gymnocladus dioica, is a tall deciduous tree with a scaly gray-brown bark that grows 60-80’. Its leaves are blue-green in summer and turn yellow in fall and it has greenish-white flowers appearing in late spring of which the female flowers are fragrant. Native Americans and early American settlers roasted and ground the seeds to brew a coffee-like caffeine-free beverage and also roasted the seeds for food (although the seeds are toxic prior to roasting).
"The Kentucky coffee tree's tolerance to pollution and a wide range of soils makes it a suitable tree for urban environments." The Morton Aboretum
Height: 60 to 80ft
Sun: Full Sun
Bloom color: Greenish/white
Bloom time: May to June