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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I do know what this is, its not native and thought you lot might like to have a guess, its a tree that is suckering.
    Took me a while before I worked out where it was coming from.
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    Guessing....Gymnocladus dioica ?
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Spot on, how did you get that:biggrin:
      Kentucky coffee tree.

      Mine is suckering about 20ft away and under a path.:smile:
       
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      I would never have got that :scratch:
       
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        You certainly grow unusual plants pete, does it flower and can you make coffee from the seeds ?
         
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        Oh good!
        Used to have one in old garden..it never suckered.
        Not many trees have bipinnate leaves .
         
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          Hi John, unfortunately I cant allow it to grow to full size so it gets a cutback most years, therefore mine never flowers.
          Apparently the seeds were used to make a kind of coffee by the early settlers in America hence the name.
           
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