Q.I Have A Kentucky Coffee Tree In The Front Yard And It Is About 15 Feet From Our House. It Is Doing Very Well, Especially Compare
We have Kentucky Coffee Tree – concerned that it is getting into our foundation. can this be true?
GKH_Susan
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Answered on September 21, 2022
Fifteen feet from the house is the generally accepted distance for planting trees. Kentucky Coffeetree is a large tree so you do need a large yard. I didn't find any source that said the roots were invasive though.
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a872
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