Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky coffeetree · also American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogany, Nicker tree
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The Kentucky coffeetree is a tall, deciduous tree known for its seasonal display, featuring pink and bronze new growth, greenish-white summer blooms, yellow fall foliage, and leathery seed pods. It grows rapidly when young, offering light, dappled shade. This hardy species is well-suited for urban environments due to its tolerance for drought, air pollution, and various soil conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 21,4903.1%—3.1 in
- 12,4653.7%6.0 yr2.0 in
- 5,9011.9%—3.0 in
- 5,3092.0%—2.0 in
- 5,0870.70%—6.0 in
- 3,4902.2%5.9 yr2.0 in
- 2,7741.4%5.8 yr2.0 in
- 9720.83%3.9 yr2.0 in
- 8980.28%8.0 yr2.0 in
- 7181.6%—2.0 in
- 7150.86%—2.0 in
- 6000.80%4.8 yr2.4 in
- 5071.1%—1.6 in
- 3350.15%—5.6 in
- 2700.36%3.8 yr1.6 in
- 2640.14%—3.0 in
- 1040.90%3.3 yr3.9 in
- 860.03%5.8 yr5.9 in
- 540.45%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 480.11%17 yr2.0 in
- 440.01%5.2 yr2.4 in
- 370.24%4.3 yr1.6 in
- 280.01%13 yr5.2 in
- 250.07%—2.0 in
- 100.00%—2.4 in
- 40.01%——
- 10.00%—31 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–55 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 3.5 in, 90th percentile 6.3 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central US forest-grasslands transition
- Central Tallgrass prairie
- Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
- Upper Midwest US forest-savanna transition
Other Gymnocladus in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
