Gleditsia japonica

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Read about Gleditsia japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gleditsia japonica, Miq. (G. horrida, Makino). Tree, 60-70 ft., with somewhat compressed, often branched spines, 2-4 in. long: lvs. 10-12 in. long, with grooved and slightly winged, puberulous rachis, pinnate with 16-20 lfts., bipinnate with 8-12 pinnae; lfts. ovate to oblong, nearly lanceolate, obtuse, entire or remotely crenulate, lustrous above, ¾ — 2 in. long: fls. short-pedicelled, in slender racemes: pod 10-12 in. long, twisted, bullate, with the seeds near the middle; pulp acid. Japan, China. Var. purpurea, Rehd. (G. sinensis var. purpurea, Loud. G. coccinea, Hort. G. sinensis var. orientalis, Hort.). Lfts. broadly oval to oblong-oval, obtuse or emarginate, ½ - 1 ½ in. on the pinnate, smaller on the bipinnate lvs. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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