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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Elegantissima'

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Elegantissima'

Elegantissima honey locust

Description

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Elegantissima’ (‘Elegantissima’ honey locust) was introduced around 1880 by Charles Breton, an arborist in Orléans, France. This beautiful selection is thornless, in contrast to Gleditsia triacanthos. It is a compact, slow-growing tree with an upward growth habit and a mature height of 4 to 6 metres. The crown is open, egg-shaped and grows erratically.

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Elegantissima’ blossoms in June with very small, discrete but highly fragranced, yellow-green racemes of flowers. The shape of the dark-green, matt leaves is unipinnate or bipinnate and fern-like. In the autumn, the leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow. The large, red-brown pods form a beautiful contrast with the golden yellow colour of the leaves.

Wind, drought, road salt and short wet periods are all tolerated well by Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Elegantissima’. The tree is very versatile and can be used in gardens, parks, tree containers, amusement parks, roof gardens and at cemeteries. But the thornless honey locust also works extremely well as an avenue tree on shopping streets. With a nectar and pollen score of no less than 5, the cultivar is perfectly suited as a nectar source. Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Elegantissima’ thrives in both dry and damp soils, with a neutral to acidic pH value and prefers a position in the sun.

Types of planting

Tree types

standard trees multi-stemmed trees

Topiary on stem

fval multi-stem umbrella

Use

Location

street square car park / parking lot park central reservation large garden small garden cemetery bioswale

Pavement

none none open open sealed sealed

Planting concepts

eco planting prairie planting

Characteristics

Crown shape

egg-shaped egg-shaped

Crown structure

open open

Height

4 - 6 m

Width

3 - 4 m

Winter hardiness zone

5A - 8B

Aspects

Wind

tolerant to wind

Soil

loess sabulous clay light clay sand loamy soil

Nutrient level

moderately rich in nutrients rich in nutrients

Soil moisture level

dry moist

Light requirements

sun

pH range

acidic neutral alkaline

Host plant/forage plant

bees nectar value 5 pollen value 5

Extreme environments

tolerant to salt spray tolerant to dryness tolerant to short-term flooding

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Seasonal colours

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Elegantissima' seizoenskleur
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Flowers

Flowers

papilionaceous discrete tiny strongly scented

Flower colour

yellow-green

Flowering period

June - July

Leaves

Leaf colour

dark green

Leaves

deciduous ovoid matt polished serrate dentate pinnate bipinnate fern-like nitrogen fixing

Autumn colour

golden yellow

Fruits

Fruit colour

red-brown

Fruits

striking large pod

Bark

Bark colour

grey

Bark

smooth, later on rough

Twigs

Twig colour

olive green

Twigs

thornless zigzagging short shoots

Root system

Root system

deep extensive highly branched

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