Gleditsia caspica Desf.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Gleditsia

Characteristics

A deciduous tree. It grows 12 m tall. It has branching thorns. These can be 15 cm long. The flowers are small and green. They are densely packed in downy clusters along a stalk. The fruit is a curved pod. It is thin. The pods can be 20 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Broad-leaved forests in the low montane belt. Found solitary or in groups in lowland woods, on dry soils typical of temperate dry woodland and thicket on sandy and rocky slopes, and swamp forests.
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It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye wood
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186213
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gleditsia caspica Caesalpiniodes caspium Gleditsia subvirescens Gleditsia horrida subsp. caspica Gleditsia horrida var. platycarpa