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Kentucky Coffeetree Heritage Tree
Kentucky coffeetree
FAMILY: FABACEAE
About Kentucky coffeetree at OSU's Landscape Plants site
- Native from New York and Pennsylvania to southwestern Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
- Height usually to 40-50', national champion in Maryland recorded at 97'.
- Bipinnately compound leaf.
- Fruit is a lima bean-like leathery pod, 'Espresso' cultivar is seedless.
- Trees are either male or female.
- Rare in Portland.
| Tree # | Location | Dimensions | Photo and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | Cathedral Park | 50' Height 53' Spread 4.2' Circ. | This tree is located on the east side of N Crawford St. and north of the St. Johns Bridge. |

