anyone have kentucky coffee tree?

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  • supajoeshs04

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    Jan 12, 2015
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    Hi all, was wondering if anyone local had or knew where there might be a kentucky coffee tree I could get some seeds from, Maryland is at the edge of their range and they are not very common this far east. I was looking to plant a few in our woods as a replacement for the ash stands we've lost to the emerald ash borer. also wouldn't mind starting some shagbark hickories as our property seems to only have bitternut hickory.
     

    Blacksmith101

    Grumpy Old Man
    Jun 22, 2012
    22,154
    Hi all, was wondering if anyone local had or knew where there might be a kentucky coffee tree I could get some seeds from, Maryland is at the edge of their range and they are not very common this far east. I was looking to plant a few in our woods as a replacement for the ash stands we've lost to the emerald ash borer. also wouldn't mind starting some shagbark hickories as our property seems to only have bitternut hickory on our farm.

    I don't have one now but there was a magnificent one where I grew up in Virginia. For those who don't know the tree:
    http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a872

    I have grown them from seed. Remember the seeds must be scarified in order to germinate.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarification_(botany)

    The easiest way for me was to cut through the seed coat with a three corner file. I filed a notch through the edge of the seed until the body of the seed, a different color, just was visible.

    Keep your eyes open and when you spot tree gather a few pods in the fall.

    You can also buy seeds:
    http://www.treeseeds.com/kentucky-coffee-tree-seeds.html

    This one has scarification instructions:
    https://sheffields.com/seeds-for-sa...97//Kentucky-Coffeetree,-Kentucky-Coffee-Tree

    Even Amazon has them:
    https://www.amazon.com/Kentucky-Tree-Seeds-Gymnocladus-Dioicus/dp/B00MV7WEW2
     

    DentonDog

    Member
    May 18, 2017
    47
    Caroline Co, MD
    Where's "local" to you? There was a Kentucky coffee tree in the subdivision I used to live in. It was on Lisa Drive, near Lisa Way, in the Pinefield subdivision, Waldorf. It was a number of years ago and may be gone by now. The National Champion Kentucky Coffee tree is located on the C&O Canal Park grounds in Hagerstown, MD. A call to them is likely to provide a favorable result.
     

    supajoeshs04

    Member
    Jan 12, 2015
    7
    Thanks for the info guys! dentondog, I'm in fairhaven on the anne arundel calvert border so both are close enough, i'll see if i can spot the waldorf one on google earth street view. if not next time i visit grandma in boonsboro I'll try harpers ferry, if that dosn't work maybe I can order some!
     

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