How tall does a Gleditsia skyline plant grow?
SKYLINE (‘Skycole’) features pyramidal growth with a central leader. It is a thornless and nearly seedless variety that typically grows to 40-45′ tall. Pinnate to bipinnate dark green leaves with ovate leaflets (1/2” to 1 1/2” long) cast a sun-dappled shade. Leaves turn an attractive yellow in fall. US Plant Patent 1,619 was granted July 16, 1957.
How tall does a Gleditsia triacanthos imperial tree get?
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Imperial’ – compact cultivar, maturing at 30′ tall by 30′ wide, with very dense shade for a Honeylocust, perhaps the best to use as a street tree Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Moraine’ – original thornless cultivar]
How did Gleditsia triacanthos get its name?
Gleditsia is named after Gottlieb Gleditsch, a German botanist of the 18th century. triacanthos translates as “three-spined”, referring to the native Thorny Honeylocust, which has aggregate thorns on its trunk, three-spined thorns on its branches, and single thorns on its stems.
How tall does a Gleditsia honey locust grow?
Pyramidal growth with a central leader, thornless and nearly seedless, grows to 40′ to 45′ tall. Thornless variety and source of all species cultivars. Medium to large, thornless and seedless, winter hardy. AKA IMPERIAL, thornless, nearly seedless, rounded compact form 30′ to 40′ tall.