General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 25 to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Male variety, does not set fruit.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Trade name information:
Trade Name: Skinny Latte™
Cultivar name: 'Morton'
Common names
  • Kentucky Coffeetree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Gymnocladus dioica
  • Synonym: Gymnocladus dioicus

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