Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Large tree up to 70 feet

LEAVES Compound (pinnate or bipinnate) with 20 to 30 oval leaflets; alternate; up to seven inches long

FLOWER Inconspicuous; light yellow-green flowers in spikes in spring

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Flat, red-brown, curling pods around eight inches long can be persistent; some cultivars are nonfruiting

BARK Gray, flat plates that lift at edges

 

Close-up of dark grey brown, platted bark on a tree trunk.    

A 30 foot tree with an irregular branching habit

Close-up of bright green leaflet.