Skyline Honeylocust
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7686
Dramatic Pyramidal Form Skyline Honeylocust Tree
- Excellent Shade Tree
- Tiny Leaflets Held on Long Compound Leaves
- Filtered Light Shade Allows Lawn to Grow Underneath
- Brilliant Yellow Fall Color
- Easy Fall Clean Up
- Thornless Cultivar
- Tiny Flowers Smell Fresh and Bring Butterflies
- Sidewalk Friendly Root System
- Rugged Tree Tolerates Tough Conditions
- Waterwise and Heat Tolerant Once Established
Create an exceptional landscape with easy-care trees like Skyline Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Skyline'). Good plant choices grow into a blissfully low-maintenance landscape that works hard for you and your family.
Durable shade trees like this state-of-the-art cultivar make all the difference in outdoor living. Hang out in its shade, while enjoying a lush lawn underneath it.
Call Skyline Honeylocust your "Picnic Tree". This is a great choice to set up a hammock stand underneath.
Thousands of tiny, toothed leaflets hang in pretty compound clusters. Each flutters in the breeze, and has a calming summer sound that helps you relax.
Skyline Honeylocust develops a magnificent pyramidal canopy. Give yourself something incredible to look at from your deck with one planted on the southwestern corner of your home.
Reduce your cooling bills, too! Shade trees increase the property value of your home, and make outdoor living much more enjoyable.
This thornless variety smells good in spring, and brings butterflies to the tiny spring flowers. Keep it in a mulched bed and underplant with Hydrangea and other flowering plants for a lovely landscaped planting.
As the season progresses, the green foliage turns a bold golden-yellow for fall color. Strong branches and a sturdy trunk make this an attractive focal point all year-long.
Honeylocust are admired for their serious durability. They can handle heat, cold, drought, heavy rain urban conditions and compacted soils.
Plant this deciduous tree in full sun and give them moderate water and well-drained soils. Shape young trees in late winter with strategic pruning cuts to open the canopy and balance the branch structure.
Make the most of your home lifestyle with Skyline Honeylocust. Order today!
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 19.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 21.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 24.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 29.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 34.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 41.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 27% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 4-9
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Skycole' |
| Type | Deciduous |
| Mature Height | 40 - 50 feet |
| Mature Spread | 25 - 35 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable to Most Soils |
| Moisture | Low Once Established |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Fall Color | Yellow |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | After Flowering |
| Fragrant | Yes |