Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace'
thorny locust 'Rubylace'
A spreading, deciduous tree to 8m. The leaves are elegant and frond-like, emerging dark bronze-red in spring and becoming bronze-green as the season progresses. The foliage then turns yellow in autumn before falling. Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions
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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
20–50 yearsUltimate spread
4–8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Bronze Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Bronze Green | |||
| Autumn | Yellow | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Genus
Gleditsia are deciduous trees with elegant, pinnate or bipinnate foliage, often on spiny branches, inconspicuous flowers followed by large flattened seed-pods
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow as a specimen tree in any fertile, well-drained soil in full . See tree cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by budding in summer, or grafting in late winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
Pruning
See pruning group 1
Pests
May be susceptible to gall midge
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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