Gleditsia aquatica Water locust (Leguminosae) Deciduous tree

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Gleditsia aquatica
Water locust
Deciduous tree
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The Gleditsia aquatica plant species is found in Southeastern N. America - N. Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, Indiana and Arkansas. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Water locust.

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Latin Name:  Gleditsia aquatica
Common Name:  Water locust
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  Marsh.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  12   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Rich lands of river valleys that are subject to inundation, often for a considerable part of the year[82, 229].

Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in a loamy soil, requiring a sunny position[11]. Succeeds in most soils[200]. Tolerates atmospheric pollution[200]. Rather tender when young, it grows best in S. Britain[11]. A slow-growing tree[11], it is growing well at the Hillier Arboretum in Hampshire where a tree was 7 metres tall and 8 metres wide in 1993[K]. Trees have a light canopy, they come into leaf late in the spring and drop their leaves in early autumn[200] making them an excellent top storey tree in a woodland garden. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200].

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