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Post 26
Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Location

N39º28.888'
W088º24.784'

Date Planted

April 9, 2004
Lost in Summer 2006
Replanted November 19, 2007
Special Note:
The Kentucky Coffee Tree is native to the central states of America from Pennsylvania to Nebraska and from Minnesota to Oklahoma. This tree gets its name because early Kentucky settlers noticed the resemblance of its seeds to coffee beans. In earlier times, its wood was used in the construction of railway sleeper cars.

This tree was donated by Douglas-Hart Nature Center.


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