Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust Gleditsia caspia - Gleditsia caspica

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Botanical Name:

Gleditsia caspia

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Gleditsia

Species:

caspia

Common Name:

Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust

Height:
30-35 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Pour boiling water over seed , Soak in hot tap water, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: if boiling water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required.
In a Nutshell:
* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea . more...
* This tree is remarkable for the number and length of the spines growing on its trunk, which makes it the most formidably armed of temperate trees.
* 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. more...