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🌱 Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus
trees Tree Fabaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
Deep, rich
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
30-50 ft
📐 Height
60-80 ft

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Comfrey
Dynamic accumulator
🤝 Marigold
Universal companion

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive

📝 Growing Notes

Pioneers roasted seeds for coffee. Largest leaves of any native tree.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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