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Honeylocust Tree | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'

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Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

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Honeylocust Tree | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Ornamental Trees
Honeylocust Tree | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Ornamental Trees

£65

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The highlights

  • Bushy, rounded tree
  • Large tree – grows up to 12m
  • Bright yellow leaves turn green with age
  • Thornless (unlike other honeylocust trees)

Description

  • This tree’s fern-like leaves are truly exceptional, starting out a glorious chartreuse yellow in the spring, before taking on green hues in the summer and reverting to autumnal shades later in the year
  • Small, fragrant flowers appear in spring, readily attracting bees and butterflies to feed on their pollen and nectar
  • The lacy foliage adds a great textural element to the garden and casts a wonderful level of dappled shade – definitely a tree to sit under with a good book on a warm summer’s afternoon!
  • Fully hardy (RHS H6) and fast-growing, these impressive trees make an excellent addition to any medium- or large-sized garden
  • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post
  • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth

What To Expect

Supplied as:

9L Eco Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Poly-Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.
Plant in 3L Pot

Height on arrival:

120-150cm inc. pot
Your tree will arrive at a height of approx 130-150cm
30-60cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

12m
8m

Eventual spread:

4m
Reaches a spread of approx 10m
4m
Reaches a spread of approx 10m

Time to first crop:

Habit:

Bushy
Bushy

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any condition including the occasional snowy winters in the UK
Fully hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any condition including the occasional snowy winters in the UK

Rootstock:

Spacing:

10m
Space 10m apart

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free.MORE

A little watering when new

When newly planted, the tree would love a little watering at least once a month for the initial couple of months. Afterwards keep moist but well drained.

Full sun

Position where your tree will receive sunlight for more than 6 hours each day during the spring/summer.

Fertile, well-drained soils

Loam, clay or sandy soil is perfect. You should also consider digging in some organic matter/ compost when planting to improve the soil.

Feed in spring

Apply a general purpose fertiliser when growth starts in the spring - your tree would also benefit from a mulch at the same time. ?v=1613300718

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South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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