Japanese Locust Seed

Gleditsia japonicum

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Japanese Locust trees have a light canopy with pinnate leaves that emerge late in the spring and fall early making them an ideal canopy tree for a woodland garden. It is notably resistant to honey fungus and is also a nitrogen fixer. The foliage is extremely beautiful but it can have formidable thorns, so pruning is not recommended!.

Earn up to 6 Points.

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Description

Gleditsia japonica

Common name: Japanese Locust.

Native: East Asia and Japan.

Provenance: Hungary

Size and spread (10 years): 7m

Treatment required: Leguminous, may need scarification or soaking in water.

Seeds / kg: 4356

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Most soils but not waterlogged or shaded sites.

Planting instructions: The foliage casts dappled shade, so Honey Locust is a good canopy tree in woodland gardens

Mature height: 20m x 12m

Additional information

Weight 20.00 g
Size

Mini Seed Pack (10 seeds approx.), 10gm Pack (40 seeds approx.)

Genus

Gleditsia

Family

Fabaceae

Colour

green

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

deciduous

Interest

fruit

Requires

sun