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Gleditsia triacanthos

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Noun1.Gleditsia triacanthos - tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed podsGleditsia triacanthos - tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
locust tree, locust - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
genus Gleditsia, Gleditsia - deciduous trees: honey locusts


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H * * 34 Gleditsia triacanthos E T * * 35 Lantana camara N Sh * * 36 Ligustrum lucidum E T * * 37 Ligustrum sinense E T * * 38 Metastelma virgatum N Cr * * 39 Oxalis spp.
John plans to redevelop his garden over the coming years, keeping the best features, framework plants and important trees, such as gleditsia triacanthos sunburst with its lovely golden foliage.
Family Names Gleditsia triacanthos of the Family Leguminosae Other Names Honeylocust, honey locust, common honeylocust, honey shucks locust, sweet bean tree Height/Weight Average height is 75 feet with 2 to 3 foot diameters but can grow to maximum height of 140 feet with 6 foot diameter.
 
 
 
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