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Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica)
Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer
Flavor & Culinary Uses
sweet chestnuts. — Seedpod - raw or cooked.; The roasted seeds can be eaten like sweet chestnuts.; The pulp is sweet.; A flavour like caramel.
Habitat & North American Range
Prefers deep rich soils in bottomlands, deep ravines and moist lower slopes. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)