Gleditsia aquatica
Water Locust

Uses

Edible uses

There are no edible uses listed for Gleditsia aquatica.

Material uses

Having an extensive root system, it is planted for stabilizing wet banks and marshes^[1]. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained^[2]^[3]. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot^[4]. The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts^[3].

Unknown part

Wood

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

There are no medicinal uses listed for Gleditsia aquatica.

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Secondary canopy

Ecological Functions

Earth stabiliser

Nitrogen fixer

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - pre-soak for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in spring in a greenhouse^[5]. The seed should have swollen up, in which case it can be sown, if it has not swollen then soak it for another 24 hours in warm water. If this does not work then file away some of the seed coat but be careful not to damage the embryo^[5]. Further soaking should then cause the seed to swell. One it has swollen, the seed should germinate within 2 - 4 weeks at 20°c. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual deep pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Give the plants some protection from the cold for their first few winters outdoors.

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Cultivation

Easily grown in a loamy soil, requiring a sunny position^[6]. Succeeds in most soils^[1]. Tolerates atmospheric pollution^[1].

Rather tender when young, it grows best in S. Britain^[6]. A slow-growing tree^[6], 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^[1] making them an excellent top storey tree in a woodland garden. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus^[1].

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^[1].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Gleditsia aquatica.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5^1.6^1.7 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1^2.2 Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America. Dover Publications Inc. New York. ISBN 0-486-20278-X (1965-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1^3.2 Elias. T. The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. ISBN 0442238622 (1980-00-00)
? ^4.0^4.1 Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. ISBN 0-486-22642-5 (1970-00-00)
? ^5.0^5.1 Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-1] ? ^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5^1.6^1.7 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-82-2] ? ^2.0^2.1^2.2 Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America. Dover Publications Inc. New York. ISBN 0-486-20278-X (1965-00-00)

[PFAFimport-229-3] ? ^3.0^3.1^3.2 Elias. T. The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. ISBN 0442238622 (1980-00-00)

[PFAFimport-235-4] ? ^4.0^4.1 Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. ISBN 0-486-22642-5 (1970-00-00)

[PFAFimport-78-5] ? ^5.0^5.1 Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)

[PFAFimport-11-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)

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Belongs to family	Leguminosae +
Belongs to genus	Gleditsia +
Functions as	Earth stabiliser + and Nitrogen fixer +
Has binomial name	Gleditsia aquatica +
Has common name	Water Locust +
Has drought tolerance	Intolerant +
Has fertility type	Insects +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has growth rate	Slow +
Has hardiness zone	6 +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has material part	Unknown part +
Has material use	Wood +
Has mature height	12 +
Has search name	gleditsia aquatica + and water locust +
Has shade tolerance	No shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil texture preference	Sandy +, Loamy + and Clay +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomic rank	Species +
Has taxonomy name	Gleditsia aquatica +
Has water requirements	high +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Secondary canopy +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
PFAF cultivation notes migrated	No +
PFAF edible use notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF material use notes migrated	No +
PFAF medicinal use notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF propagation notes migrated	No +
PFAF toxicity notes migrated	Yes +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Gleditsia aquatica +