Gleditsia triacanthos |
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Plant type: deciduous tree Hardiness zones: 3-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, heavy frost |
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Origins: North America Other Botanical Names: A. triacanthos, Caesalpiniodes triacanthum, Gleditsia brachycarpa, G. bujotii, G. bujotii var. pendula, G. elegans, G. ferox var. nana, G. flava, G. heterophylla , G. horrida, G. laevis, G. latifolia, G. latisilique, G. meliloba, G. micracantha Other Common Names: Sweet Locust | ||||||||
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