GYMNOCLADUS dioica

'Kentucky Coffee Tree' This medium-sized, slow-growing tree is one of the most handsome of all hardy trees. Young twigs light grey, almost white, specially noticeable in winter. Leaves 30-80cm long, young leaves are pink-tinted when unfolding, and turn clear yellow before falling. Fruit : a thick, fleshy pod with large, flat very gard seeds. The seeds were used as a substitute for coffee by the early settlers in North-America.(5)