Gleditsia
triacanthos var.
inermis 'Harve'
Northern Acclaim® Thornless
Honeylocust
NDSU
Plant Sciences Introduction
Technology: Horticulture
Cultivar (RFM-30)
Gleditsia
triacanthos var.
inermis 'Harve'
Northern Acclaim®
Thornless Honeylocust
Description:
A medium-large
tree with greater
winter hardiness than
other available cultivars
in the nursery trade.
It is thornless, seedless,
fast-growing and fairly
upright in form, similar
to Skyline®. With
age, the sturdy tree
widens. It is quite
drought tolerant and
develops yellow fall
color. Winter hardiness
is definitely superior
to Skyline® and
Imperial® in North
Dakota sites. Available
in the nursery trade.
Northern Acclaim®
reaches a semi-mature
height of 35 to 45
feet in 25 years.
Hardy in USDA Zone
3.
Potential
Uses or Applications:
Nursery
stock, shelter, boulevard
and landscape tree.
Development
Stage:
Plant material
can be obtained from
NDSU Plant Sciences
Department or designated
nursery subject to
availability.
Patent
Status:
U.S. Trademark
registered – Northern
Acclaim®
Licensing
Status:
This cultivar
is available for non-exclusive
licensing.
Dale E. Herman
(701) 231-8477
or
Larry Chaput
Department of
Plant Sciences Loftsgard
Hall - Room 270G
North Dakota
State University
Phone:
(701) 231-8479
Fax:
(701) 231-8474
email:
larry.chaput@ndsu.edu
1735 NDSU Research Park Drive
Fargo, ND 58105-5002
Telephone: 701-231-6659 or
701-231-6681 Fax:
701-231-6661
