The leaf of Kentucky coffeetree is one of the few that is bipinnately compound. Its leaflets are arranged in rows on parallel secondary "stalks" that come off of the central "stalk". The seeds are in hard pods that can be fairly large (although the pods on this particular tree aren't as large as some).
Although Kentucky coffeetree is native to the south-central U.S., it is not common in the wild. There is speculation that, like Osage orange, the seeds of Kentucky coffeetree were once dispersed by extinct large mammals who were able to chew up the hard seed pods. It is now found across a wider range where it has been planted by humans.
Continue away from Edgehill to the next small tree. next tree