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Skyline Honey Locust

Tagged as: Gleditsia, honey locust, Skycole, Skyline

Botanic Name: Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skyline'
Common Name: Skyline Honey Locust

Updated 4/2012

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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline' at The Morton Arboretum Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline' bark
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Height: 40-70' Spread: 40-70' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth rate: Fast  Zones: 4-9

Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun; moist, well-drained soil; excellent tolerant to salt, high pH soil, and drought conditions once established; prune in fall.

Ornamental Characteristics: Small leaves cast light shade; early golden yellow fall color; fruitless.

Use in the Landscape: An excellent lawn or street tree for providing filtered shade

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