Honey Locust, Common Honey Locust, Thorny Common Honey Locust, Honey Shucks Locust, Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust, Honey Shucks, Sweet Bean Tree, Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Fast-growing and long-lived, Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) is a large, thorny, deciduous tree of a graceful habit with a spreading rounded crown. The bright green feathery foliage is pinnately compound with paired, oblong, glossy leaflets that turn brilliant yellow in fall. The light shade it casts makes underplanting easy. Inconspicuous greenish flowers appear in late spring to early summer. Rich in nectar, they attract bees and butterflies. They are followed by long, twisted, reddish brown seed pods to 18 in. long (45 cm), which persist well into winter. Livestock and mammals consume the honeylike, sweet pulp of the pods. Trunk and branches have stout, solitary or three-branched thorns, 3 in. long (7 cm), that are extremely vicious and not suitable for a domestic landscape. Tolerant of wind, heat, drought and salt, Honey Locust is popular for hedges.
| Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 7 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 |
| Plant Type | Trees |
| Plant Family | Leguminosae |
| Common names | Honey Locust |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
60' - 80' (18.3m - 24.4m) |
| Spread |
60' - 80' (18.3m - 24.4m) |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | United States, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maryland, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Southwest, Northeast, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Midwest, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Salt, Clay Soil |
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Coastal Garden |
| Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 7 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 |
| Plant Type | Trees |
| Plant Family | Leguminosae |
| Common names | Honey Locust |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
60' - 80' (18.3m - 24.4m) |
| Spread |
60' - 80' (18.3m - 24.4m) |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | United States, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maryland, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Southwest, Northeast, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Midwest, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Salt, Clay Soil |
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Coastal Garden |
How many Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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