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- Q.The Leaves On My 6ft. Coffee Tree Are Shriveling Up; The Tree Had Many Flowers And Beans This Year. - The tree is 15 years old. It looks like it is dying. What could be the cause? It has thrived ...
- 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?
- Q.We Have The Same Problem With Ky Coffee Bean Trees - We had 2 ky coffee bean trees removed and tree stumps ground and removed , now we have the sprouts ...
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Anonymous on
September 2, 2022Q.The Leaves On My 6ft. Coffee Tree Are Shriveling Up; The Tree Had Many Flowers And Beans This Year.
The tree is 15 years old. It looks like it is dying. What could be the cause? It has thrived until about 3 months ago, then went down-hill rapidly. I've grown other coffee trees from the beans. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Nothing has changed in his environment, neither position (east window) nor watering nor daily misting. It is always indoors.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 14, 2022
Certified ExpertA.This can happen if the temperature is too high. Has the temperature inside changed? Is there more sun coming in the window?
Has it been checked for pests such as spider mites or scale?
How long has it been since it has been repotted in fresh soil? If the roots are potbound, it becomes difficult for them to absorb the water and send it up the stems. That could account for the shriveled leaves. Even though you are watering the tree, it may not be getting the water. If it has been more than two years, I would go ahead and repot it, then next spring, prune it way back. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/coffee/pruning-coffee-plants-indoors.htm
I commend you on growing one inside for so long! That is quite a feat!
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
September 11, 2022Q.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?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 21, 2022
Certified ExpertA.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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August 2, 2023Q.We Have The Same Problem With Ky Coffee Bean Trees
We had 2 ky coffee bean trees removed and tree stumps ground and removed , now we have the sprouts all over our yard and neighbors yard, used 24d to try to kill out but still coming up everywhere ,what do we do ?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 3, 2023
Certified ExpertA.This article may help for a similar situation:
https://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2004/071704.html
Your local extension agent may have more information on an herbicide to use:
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