Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- gleh-DIT-see-uh try-a-KAN-thos IN-er-mis
- Description
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Large deciduous tree, 60-100' with short trunk and open, spreading crown; fine textured; delicate silhouette.
Casts light shade; fine leaves result in ease of leaf clean up in fall; easy to transplant This tree is resistant to damage by deer.Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Borers and webworms may be problems. Honey locusts are susceptible to leaf spot, canker, witches’ broom, powdery mildew and rust.
Family name Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Quick ID Hints:
- adult leaves pinnately compound
- juvenile leaves bipinnately compound
- fruit is dark brown, pendulous pod, often curved or coiled
- short trunk, fine-textured, spreading crown
- pubescent midrib on leaf underside
- 20-30 leaflets per leaf
Prefers full sun, tolerant of poor soil, alkaline soil, salt and drought, easy to transplant. Casts only light shade allowing grass to grow underneath; fall foliage is showy, clear yellow; leaves drop early in fall and leaf out late in spring; rapid growth rate; pest/disease susceptible.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Moraine'
The first thornless honeylocust to be patented; zigzag, broad, spreading habit, graceful outline; fruitless; higher resistance t - 'Summer Lace'
- 'Sunburst'
- 'Moraine'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Moraine'
The first thornless honeylocust to be patented; zigzag, broad, spreading habit, graceful outline; fruitless; higher resistance t - 'Summer Lace'
- 'Sunburst'
- 'Moraine'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Gleditsia
- Species:
- triacanthos
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Edible fruit
- Fragrance
- Pieces Used in Games
- Shade
- Wildlife Cover/Habitat
- Wildlife Food Source
- Wind Shimmer
- Dimensions:
- Height: 60 ft. 0 in. - 100 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 35 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Very Dry
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Legume
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Seed is in the form of a bean-like pod. 7-8" long pod but can be longer, reddish brown to blackish, about 1" wide, margin of pod contracts causing coiling; pod contains shiny, hard, dark brown, oval shaped seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Greenish yellow fragrant flowers in summer; 7-8 in
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 6-8 in. alternate, pinnately or bipinnately compound leaves; bright green summer foliage; yellow to yellow-green fall color, glossy. Juvenile leaves are bipinnately compound; adults are pinnately compound; 20-30 oblong-lanceolate leaflets per leaf, each 1/3 - 1 ½" long and half as wide, slightly serrated; pubescent on midrib underneath.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Ridges
- Bark Description:
- Attractive, gray-brown, develops elongated, plate-like patches with furrows in between.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Edible Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
