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Kentucky Coffee Tree
It got its name because early North American colonists used the large seeds to make coffee. Its short trunk, 1 to 2 feet in diameter, divides into several large branches. The bark is deeply furrowed and dark brown in colour. When eaten raw, the seeds are poisonous. Kentucky Coffee trees are large round-barked trees belonging to the legume family and reaches heights of 60 to 100 feet. An unofficial state tree of Kentucky, the Kentucky Coffee Tree is closely related to the honeylocust. This deciduous tree is ideal as a shade tree on larger, ungroomed properties. It adapts well to urban conditions. Fall color is yellow turning to orange. The leaves are ovalish and are 2-4 inches long. The Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gymnocladus Dioicus, may also be known as American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogony, nicker treet, or stump tree. ... find out more
American Elm This deciduous tree provides birds and mammals with food from the fruit and the buds of this native tree. This shade tree grows best on rich moist soils but will withstand less than optimum conditions. It grows rapidly and it is widely adaptable. These Elm trees have a tall drooping crown growing above divided trunks which give the Ulmus americana a distictive vase-like appearance. American Elm trees are used on lawns, shelterbelts, and as an ornamental. The American Elm tree, Ulmus americana, is the largest and most wide spread elm tree in the United States. |
