Févier of America

The févier of America or thorny February ( Gleditsia triacanthos L.) (or Carouge with honey or Spine of Christ ) is a large thorny tree with null and void sheets originating in Canada, pertaining to the kind Gleditsia and to the family of the Fabacée S, or Leguminous plants (subfamily of the Caesalpinioideae ).

Estival flowering: flowers in in June bunches - July giving a long flattened brownish pod reaching 40cm. Persistent fructification. Height 20 to 25 meters, spread out and round irregular summit, carrying a foliage with the light cover which evokes that of the acacia. The wood of the févier is particularly dense (density higher than 1 when it is green) for a rather fast growth.

The trunk and the branches are furnished with very sharp-edged spines measuring until 30cm; there exists a variety without spine or inerme. If photography opposite watch of the many spines, the majority of the subjects do not have as much of it. The févier of America is used in Europe as ornamental tree (especially with the variety or cultivar " inermis"). From the point of view of its esthetics, it has a majestic port from the shape of its branches which fall down in " drappé".

Use

This tree does not push in sufficient quantity to feed an heavy industry.

It is used to make posts and Traverse S of railroad.
There exists a niche market of pieces of furniture as a févier of America.

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