Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey Locust

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Height

15 to 25 m

Width

8 to 10 m

Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

June, July

Light/shadow demands

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

sandy-loamy, tolerant of salt, permeable

Industrially Resistant

Climate Trees

Trees and shrubs for bees

Fragrant

Gleditsia triacanthos

Characteristics:

Habit

Asymmetrical large tree with loose crown, 15-25 m tall, 8-10 m wide, sometimes umbrella-shaped when old; main branches reaching up like a fork, twigs horizontal with nodding tips, overhanging greatly in the lower crown; fast growth when young, 60-100 cm year, after 10 years noticeably slower, 20-30 cm

Crown

loose crown, umbrella-shaped, picturesque loose crown, umbrella-shaped, picturesque

Blossom

Modest, greenish white panicles; slightly fragrant, June to July

Leaves

Simple to doubly pinnate, later shoots at the end of May (beginning of June), fresh green; yellow-green in autumn, rarely yellow, in October; foliage loose like ferns, casting light shade

Fruits

Only has luxurious fruit in temperate zones, pretty, leathery, brown husks, 20-40 cm long

Roots

Not sensitive, shallow to moderately deep, far-reaching, tolerate covering, open tree-grid better; do not collect nitrogen; unlike Robinia, no runners

Demands

Not demanding, sun, tolerates heat, moderately frost hardy, with occasional frost damage, small specimen more sensitive than large ones; tolerates long droughts; good for urban and industrial areas, sensitive to wind

Soil

Good on fresh or moist soil; poor, well drained, sandy-loamy or sandy-gravely substrates are favourable, slightly acidic to very alkaline, the more nutritious and heavier the soil, the greater the danger of frost damage and breakage due to wind

Note

Never cut in spring as the wounds bleed and weaken the tree

Hardiness Zone

Zone 6a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99790098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€130.00
99890098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
99990098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99000099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 200-300	€950.00
99100099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 200-300	€1,500.00
99200099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300	€2,000.00
99290098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€450.00
99390098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€625.00
99490098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€850.00
bks17820254	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,050.00
99690098	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,450.00
99900099	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,500.00
99010099	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,100.00
99800099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,500.00
99300099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,900.00
99700099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99193910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 300-400	€3,100.00
99203910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 300-400	€3,700.00
99213910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 500-700, width 300-400	€4,400.00
98533711	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 300-400	€5,500.00
98543711	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400	€6,500.00
bks17820008	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400	€8,500.00
bks17820009	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 60-70, height 700-900, width 300-400	€10,500.00
001405205378055	roof standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€2,300.00
008001713800557	roof standard tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30	€3,100.00
008677082517016	roof standard tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35	€4,200.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99790098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€130.00
99890098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€190.00
99990098	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€250.00
99000099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 200-300	€950.00
99100099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 200-300	€1,500.00
99200099	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300	€2,000.00
99290098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€450.00
99390098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€625.00
99490098	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€850.00
bks17820254	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,050.00
99690098	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,450.00
99900099	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,500.00
99010099	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,100.00
99800099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,500.00
99300099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€2,900.00
99700099	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,500.00
99193910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 300-400	€3,100.00
99203910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 300-400	€3,700.00
99213910	specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 500-700, width 300-400	€4,400.00
98533711	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 700-900, width 300-400	€5,500.00
98543711	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 700-900, width 300-400	€6,500.00
bks17820008	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 50-60, height 700-900, width 300-400	€8,500.00
bks17820009	specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 60-70, height 700-900, width 300-400	€10,500.00
001405205378055	roof standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€2,300.00
008001713800557	roof standard tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30	€3,100.00
008677082517016	roof standard tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35	€4,200.00