The seeds of Kentucky coffee tree were used by early settlers as a substitute for coffee. However, caution must be taken because the seeds and pods are poisonous.

And now for the oh-so-cool coffee tree fact. The species is considered by evolutionary biologists to be what they call an evolutionary anachronism. It seems that the rock-hard seeds contained in ...

I like to carry a few seeds around in my pocket like Captain Queeg with his bearing balls. The tree is native to eastern North America and once was the state tree of Kentucky.

The first written conversations about the tree date back to 1784, when a United States general gave Kentucky coffeetree seeds to Thomas Jefferson as a gift, encouraging him to utilize the roasted ...

The pods persist on the tree for most of winter. Its intriguing common name comes from the early Kentucky settlers who used to roast the seeds as a coffee substitute.

Kentucky coffee trees are dwindling in the wild because it takes as long as three years to break seeds' hard, physical dormancy.

Kentucky coffee trees increasingly became less common in the wild with the loss of this symbiotic relationship, except along streams where water softens the pods and frees the seeds. First ...

Veterinarian Stacy Meola found a pod and seeds in Murphy’s system and quickly identified them as coming from a Kentucky coffee tree.

Sit back and be a spectator to your backyard's wildlife. An easygoing tree that hummingbirds and other pollinators love, the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus 'Espresso-JFS ...

In the world of tough-as-nails trees, the Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a standout performer. It is drought tolerant, loves our slightly alkaline soils, has few serious pest ...

Veterinarian Stacy Meola found a pod and seeds in Murphy’s system and quickly identified them as coming from a Kentucky coffee tree.