About
A spreading, deciduous tree to 8m. The leaves are elegant and frond-like, emerging dark bronze-red in spring and becoming bronze-green as the season progresses. The foliage then turns yellow in autumn before falling. Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions.
About the genus
Gleditsia are deciduous trees with elegant, pinnate or bipinnate foliage, often on spiny branches, inconspicuous flowers followed by large flattened seed-pods
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeTrees
HabitSpreading branched
FoliageDeciduous
Height4-8 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height20-50 years
Suggested usesArchitectural
Care notes
CultivationGrow as a specimen tree in any fertile, well-drained soil in full . See tree cultivation for further advice
PruningSee pruning group 1
PropagationPropagate by budding in summer, or grafting in late winter
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to gall midge
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus