Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

  • ​Size at Maturity:        65-100 ft tall, 70 ft wide

  • Light requirement:   Full Sun

  • Soil moisture:            Prefers moist soil but adapts to other areas

  • Seasonal interest:    Leaves turn yellow in fall; seedpod is brown and flat - 6 inches long                                     

  • Value to wildlife:       The pulp in the seed pod is edible and tastes like honey; Deer, squirrels, rabbits, possums and racoons eat the pods; Used by Native Americans for tea and medicine; Hummingbirds, bees, moths and butterflies are attracted to the fragrant flowers

  • Value to environment:   Tolerates pollution, drought and salt