Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster'
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster'
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Genus
Gleditsia
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Species
triacanthos
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Variety Type
Ornamental
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Variety
Gleditsia
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Growth Rate
Moderate to fast.
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Foliage
Dark, emerald green pinnate to bipinnate leaves turn yellow in autumn. Leaflets quite large.
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Bark
Dark greyish-brown with long, narrow ridges. Virtually thornless.
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Ornamental Fruit
Produces large brown legumes which tend to persist on the tree well into winter.
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Tree Habit
Broadly ovate to rounded with gracefully ascending branches. In the early years, annual autumn pruning of the long 'whippy' branches can be undertaken to establish a strong framework. Eventually becomes a large tree.
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Flowers
Inconspicuous green racemes; blooms in spring.
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Height (m)
11
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Width (m)
8