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Gleditsia aquatica (Water Locust)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 26712

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Gleditsia Species: Gleditsia aquatica

Common Names add Water Locust edit | delete Water Honeylocust edit | delete Waterlocust edit | delete Swamp Locust edit | delete Plant Types edit Deciduous Perennial Tree   Zones / Hardiness edit 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C) 6a (to -5 F / -21 C) 6b (to 0 F / -18 C) 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 8a (to 15 F / -9 C) 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 40 to 60 feet (12 to 18 m)   Spread (Maximum) edit 20 to 40 feet (6 to 12 m)   Flowering Start edit April   Flowering End edit May   Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium   Leaf Shape edit Alternate   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Moist   Soil pH edit 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic) 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic) 7.0 (Neutral) 7.1 - 7.5 (Very slightly alkaline) 7.6 - 8.0 (Slightly alkaline)   Bloom Colour edit Yellow/Gold Green   Wildlife Value edit   Propagation Techniques edit Seed   Skill Level edit   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...   Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie)   Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress, State Tree of Louisiana)   Betula papyrifera (White Birch, State Tree of New Hampshire)   Carya illinoinensis (Pecan Tree, State Tree of Texas) Contributors For This Plant FlowerFreak22 (9625) Jerry Sullivan (2109) Gardens Containing This Plant FlowerFreak22's Garden Link To This Plant Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant: Forum link Direct link HTML code

Add Your Opinion About This Plant Jerry Sullivan (2109) wrote on Apr 11 2011 This is one tree you don't want to hug. Thorns grow from the trunk and branches. Climb at your own risk. I like this opinion 1 person likes this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

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