Sunburst Honey Locust, Large Trees

Gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst: Bareroot Honey Locust Trees in Standard Sizes

Gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst is a Golden variety of Honey Locust, with glorious golden-yellow new leaf fronds, made up of fern-like rows of little leaflets that seem to sniff the breeze as they sway about. They mature to green, and go yellow again in Autumn. This cultivar is thornless, unlike the wild species. The tiny flowers aren't really visible, but they have a good sweet scent that carries well. In a hot, sunny summer, especially in the South and West, you should get some seeds, which are lovely long bean pods.

It is a great garden tree, with a canopy spread of only 4-5 metres and it will grow well in the middle of a lawn with grass growing right up to its trunk. They reach a height of about 12 metres.
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Delivery season: Honey Locust trees are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.
Choosing a size: Small trees are cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our bareroot trees are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots aren't measured).

Features:

• Height: 12m
• Fixes nitrogen
• Yellow spring foliage, green in Summer, yellow in Autumn
• Soil: Any, needs sun
• Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Gleditsia

It is suitable for most gardens and will grow on pretty much any soil in a sunny place. Responds well to pruning.