Well, this town outside of Boston can’t be considered ‘the country’ these days, but still, there’s plenty of room for a tree to grow. This Gleditsia, unlike the two in the previous post, has plenty of room to grow, and shows what form and size a Honey Locust really wants to take:
Plenty of rooting room translates into plenty of canopy.
Deborah Howe
Toby Wolf
Nice picture. Tree’s canopy looks a little skimpy, but the form is what it should be. It could probably be classified as a Fresh Air Kid.
Actually, the canopy is full and verdant; in this photo it’s lit from the side, so you may be reading it as skimpy when it’s not. This really is what a specimen Gleditsia triacanthos inermis looks like! It is worth noting how much new growth there is all over, which is particularly evident at the top of the tree. That’s the result of this year’s rainy spring, which gave rise to a tremendous amount of twig extension on most plants around here.