Gleditschia triacanthos L.,Gleditschia seeds,Honey locust,organic,honey plant, 15 seeds, ##61

Gleditschia vulgaris, prickly (Gleditschia triacanthos L.) is a tall tree with a wide openwork crown, a dark brown trunk, the branches of which are covered with long strong thorns. Leaves are compound, paired, with a long handle and 8-15 pairs of oblong-lanceolate leaves. Unisexual small flowers are collected in the leaf axils in short, cyst-like inflorescences of green color. Some inflorescences are male, others are female. Male flowers have three to five pubescent sepals and the same number of petals. Free stamens (from 6 to 10) with green anthers protrude slightly from the perianth. In the center of pistillate flowers there is a shaggy ovary, and on it is a mushroom-shaped stigma. Gleditsia is known as a highly productive honey plant (250 kg of honey per 1 ha). In addition to nectar, bees collect a lot of pollen from it.Еxcellent for bonsai growing. Has a thorny trunk, glossy dark green leaves.