Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace'

Red leaved Honey Locust

Download PDF

Description

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Rubylace’ (red leaved honey locust) is a selection from Princeton Nurseries, Mount White, Australia and was introduced to the market in 1961. The tree is a beautiful, thornless cultivar, which is loved for its unusual, decorative leaf colour. ‘Rubylace’ is a tree with an irregular and wide growth habit. The cultivar grows to be 8 metres tall, with a width of 4 to 5 metres. The crown is open and has an uneven round shape.

The striking bronze-red leaves of the Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Rubylace’ emerge in mid-April and turn a darker red in the summer. The leaves are oval, crenate and unipinnate or bipinnate. In June, ‘Rubylace’ blossoms with small, discrete yellow-green racemes of flowers, but does not bear fruit. In the autumn, the leaves turn a spectacular shade of red. The bark of the Gleditsia is slightly grooved and is grey in colour.

Wind, drought, road salt and short wet periods are all tolerated well by Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Rubylace’. The tree is very versatile and can be used in streets and avenues, on squares and in parks. But the red leaved honey locust also does well on central reservations, in large and small gardens and at cemeteries. With a high nectar and pollen score of 5, the cultivar is perfectly suited as a plant for bees and butterflies. Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Rubylace’ thrives in dry, damp and wet 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 characteristic trees

Topiary on stem

multi-stem umbrella

Use

Location

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

Pavement

none

open

sealed

Planting concepts

eco planting prairie planting

Characteristics

Crown shape

flattened spherical

Crown structure

open

Height

6 - 8 m

Width

4 - 5 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 wet

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

Get to know Ebben Nurseries

Visit our nurseries with multi-stem trees, climbing trees, trees for avenues and parks characteristic trees and solitary shrubs.

Make an appointment

Place order or further information?

Order this plant? Or would you like further information about Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace'? Make an appointment for a detailed planting recommendation.
Call +31(0) 485 31 20 21 or email one of our advisors directly.
Our planting advisors

Photos

Magnify

solitary shrubs

leaves

Seasonal colours

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace' seizoenskleur

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Flowers

raceme papilionaceous discrete small scented

Flower colour

yellow-green

Flowering period

June - July

Leaves

Leaf colour

buds red green bronze-green

Leaves

deciduous ovoid crenate dentate pinnate bipinnate composite nitrogen fixing

Autumn colour

red

Fruits

no fruit

Bark

Bark colour

grey

Bark

slightly furrowed

Twigs

Twig colour

red-brown

Twigs

thornless bare zigzagging

Root system

deep extensive highly branched

For and by green professionals

The TreeEbb is a platform for and by green professionals, in which we collect knowledge and experience from the sector and make this available for users. All the details and photos are free to use for non-commercial purposes. Want to share your tree knowledge? Send photographs and additional information to treeebb@ebben.nl

Contact

Show filters

Show comparison

View mood board

New mood board

TreeEbb

Winter hardiness

A plant's winter hardiness is the coldest area in which it is frost-resistant. This is based on the average annual minimum temperature. Winter hardiness zones are thirteen different frost zones in steps of 5.5 degrees Celsius. This format is an international standard for the hardiness of plants. The zones in which the plant is frost-resistant are always included in the description of trees and other vegetation.

Winter hardiness is a genetic characteristic and is not influenced by the location in which the plant is cultivated. This means that a plant that has been cultivated for many years in winter-hardiness zone 6 but has a winter hardiness of 3 is perfectly suited for replanting in a colder zone. It will thrive there thanks to its genetic characteristics.

When choosing planting for a project, the winter hardiness of the plants is extremely important. By choosing species that match the zone in which the project is being created, it is possible to ensure that plants can withstand the minimum temperature in that area.

Or create an account. Forgotten your password?

British Asssociation of Landscape Industries

FIND OUT MORE

CONTACT

T +31 (0)485 31 20 21
F +31 (0)485 31 38 88
E info@ebben.nl

STEP INTO OUR GREEN WORLD!

Visit our 550-hectare nurseries and see our 1,400-m² roof garden.
Make an appointment

Cookie settings

We use cookies when offering electronic services. A cookie is a small, simple file that is sent with the pages of this website and stored on the hard disk of your computer by your browser. This allows us to combine various requests for pages on the website and analyse users’ behaviour, for example. You can indicate which cookies you wish to accept using the settings below. Bear in mind that not accepting cookies will mean that part of the functionality of this website may not be available. You can find more information about the use of data and the various cookies in our privacy and cookie declaration.

Functional + anonymous analytical cookies

+ social media and remarketing cookies