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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace'

thorny locust 'Rubylace'

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

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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
4–8 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Bronze Red
Summer Bronze Green
Autumn Yellow
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H6
Botanical details
Family
Fabaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus

Gleditsia are deciduous trees with elegant, pinnate or bipinnate foliage, often on spiny branches, inconspicuous flowers followed by large flattened seed-pods

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow as a specimen tree in any fertile, well-drained soil in full . See tree cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by budding in summer, or grafting in late winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
Pruning

See pruning group 1

Pests

May be susceptible to gall midge

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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