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Forestry

Kentucky Coffee Tree. {Gymnocladus dioica) A tall tree (up to loo feet), so called because its beans were once used as coffee. Wood is light-colored, coarse-grained strong, and heavy. A cubic foot weighs 43 lbs. Leaves large and bipinnate; leaf- lets, 7 to 15, and I to 3 inches long. It is remarkably durable next the ground, as posts, etc. Pods life size