Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: White, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Kentucky Coffeetree: Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia leucostigma, Syssphinx bicolor, Syssphinx bisecta

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.