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SPECIMEN
TREES ON THE EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A
WALKING TOUR
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| 25. Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus
dioica). The com-pound leaves of this tree are very large (1 to 3 feet
long). The seeds, contained in flattened pods, somewhat resemble coffee beans,
and were used by some early settlers as a coffee substitute. |
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Detail images
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Kentucky
Coffee Tree links:
Plants
for a Future
UConn
Plant Database
USDA
Plant Database
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