If you’re looking for a robust, ‘climate-smart’ tree that will cope with the weather extremes the US has experienced in recent years, look no further than the Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus), also known as the American coffee berry, is a medium-sized, dioecious tree that can reach upwards of 70 feet tall at maturity. The scientific name ...

A hummingbird hovers near the trunk of a rough-barked tree. - Photo By Pam Susemiehl/Getty Images Sit back and be a spectator to your backyard's wildlife. An easygoing tree that hummingbirds and other ...

During a late fall or winter hike, have you ever heard a rattling sound without being able to tell the source? Maybe for a minute, your primordial brain thought it was a rattlesnake until your ...

When North America’s large herbivores faded into extinction, the North American native Kentucky coffee tree lost its primary agents of dispersal. A member of the legume family, the tree’s 5- to ...

The Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is an interesting native tree in the legume family that has a wide distribution across the eastern and Midwestern part of this country but it is found in ...