Gleditsia Triacanthos (Honey Locust) 'Sunburst'

Species	:	Gleditsia Triacanthos Sunburst
Common Name(s)	:	Honey Locust
Tree Features	:	Low Fruit Fall,Yellow Foliage,Good for Bees
Genus	:	Gleditsia
Seasons of Interest	:	Spring Interest,Summer Interest
Shape	:	Oval
Mature Size	:	Medium to Large (15-20m)
Soil Type	:	Dry Soil,Moist Soil
Tree Type	:	Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tree uses	:	Urban Sites,Garden,Parkland Trees

Although originally from moist and even swampy areas, the Honey Locust does well in much drier and free draining soils.

Introduced in the mid 1950s it won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002.

It is one of the best yellow foliaged trees on the market.

This medium to large cultivar has the advantage of being thornless.

It has a rounded, rather spreading form and its yellow foliage, which appears late, is retained for most of the summer.

We recommend it as a very good substitute for the more brittle Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia.

Mature height: 15-20m

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