Common Name(s): | Honey Locust, Honey Shuck, Locust,Honey |
Scientific Name: | Gleditsia triacanthos |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 30 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: A medium sized tree with an irregular, spreading crown. Trunk and branches extremely thorny. Thorns are very rigid, sharp and can be solitary or branched into three. Can grow in a variety of sites, but prefers rich moist soil. Pods are eaten by livestock, white-tailed deer and some other mammals. It is also browsed by white-tailed deer in the fall and winter. Honey locust is a legume, and the honey-like substance in the young pods can be eaten by humans. |