Gymnocladus

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Gymnocladus is a small genus of leguminous trees.

Read about Gymnocladus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Gymnocladus (from Greek naked, plus a branch, which refers to the stout branches with few branch- lets). Leguminosae. Trees, useful for bold planting. Flowers dioecious or polygamous, regular, not papilionaceous; calyx tubular, 5-cleft; petals 5, oblong, perigynous, resembling the sepals, or slightly larger and paler; stamens 10; filaments pubescent, distinct, short, perigynous; pistil 1; ovary superior, simple, 1-celled; placenta parietal; ovules numerous; style slender: fr. an oblong (2-10-in. long), thick, flat, curved, dark brown legume; seeds lenticular, about 1 in. broad.—The genus contains 2 species, one American, the other E. Asian. The American species, the Kentucky coffee tree, is now frequently planted for ornamental purposes. Its ascending branches, coarse twigs and pods give it a peculiar sturdy aspect, heightened in summer by the immense compound lvs. Prop, by seeds and cuttings. Foliage appears in late spring. G. chinensis Baill., with smaller more numerous Hi- and much thicker pods, is not cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Species

There are three species:

• Gymnocladus burmanicus
• Gymnocladus chinensis - soap tree
• Gymnocladus dioica - Kentucky coffeetree

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