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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