Castan, Kentucky Coffee Tree
The coffer (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a very beautiful, unusual tree with original leaves and fruits in the form of large beans. It grows up to 30 m in height. Pericarp contains soap substances and can be used as a natural soap, laundry detergent, and detergent. The wood is very hard and durable. Dioecious tree - for fruiting it is necessary to plant at least 2 trees (male and female).
The coffer (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a very beautiful, unusual tree with original leaves and fruits in the form of large beans. It grows up to 30 m in height. Pericarp contains soap substances and can be used as a natural soap, laundry detergent, and detergent. The wood is very hard and durable. Dioecious tree - for fruiting it is necessary to plant at least 2 trees (male and female).
Fruits are red-brown, after ripening bluish-black leathery beans up to 20 cm long.
Inside, hard, shiny brown seeds are surrounded by dark brown, sticky pulp or a green, jelly-like liquid that can be used as soap or shampoo.
In addition to soapy benefits, the Chest is a good honey plant. The flowers are small, yellowish-white emit a pleasant lemon scent. It blooms in May and June for 7-10 days.
Seeds after frying (raw poisonous!) Can be used as a substitute for coffee. The drink tastes like coffee with cocoa.
Growing fast. Photophilous, medium-drought tolerant, tolerates partial flooding. Frost resistance is average (up to -25 ...- 35 ° С), winter-hardy. It prefers deep, fairly fertile, fresh soil.
It is used as a beautiful, original tree in single and small group plantings in parks and in the form of alleys.
At home, grown as a closed ground plant.
In culture since 1818. It is successfully combined with gleditsia, chestnuts, silver maple, oaks, ash, frame, etc.
