How big does a kentucky coffeetree get and how long does it live?
Mature at roughly 60 to 80 feet tall with a 40 to 55 foot spread and an open, irregular crown. It is long-lived, with specimens routinely running past a century, so removals land in the full large-tree bracket — though the open crown and tough, non-shattering wood make rigging comparatively predictable, which can pull the quote below a same-size silver maple.
Spread below ground too
Deep and coarse, and unusually forgiving of exactly the ground central Indiana builders leave behind: compacted clay, stripped topsoil, high water table and periodic standing water, plus alkaline pH and road salt. The catch is that it spreads by root suckers, so a stump that is cut and left can throw shoots out into the lawn well beyond where the trunk stood.
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