Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) yellow flower clusters close up on tree branches
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with elongated yellow flower clusters hanging from thin woody branches

Botanical name: Gleditsia triacanthos

Common names: Honey Locust, Honeylocust

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae

Origin: North America

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10

Small tree 10-20 ftPlant form: Small tree
Plant mature sizeMature height: 10-20 ft
Full sunSemi-shadeSun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold toleranceCold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWater Requirement: Low. Allow soil to dry out between wateringsWatering: Moderate; tolerates dry conditions
Unusual colorFlower color: Unusual color
Suitable forSuitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Deciduous plantFoliage: Deciduous
Thorny or spinyThorns: Thorny or spiny
Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsWildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Its cultivars are popular ornamental plants, especially in the northern plains of North America where few other trees can survive and prosper. It tolerates urban conditions, compacted soil, road salt, alkaline soil, heat and drought. Thornless forms (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis) are occasionally found growing wild and are available as nursery plants.


Image gallery: 14 images
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) brown thorns on the rough bark of a woody plant
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with sharp brown thorns growing directly out of the tree bark
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) grey thorns on brown plant trunk in close up.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) trunk with thick sharp grey thorns growing along the main stem.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) brown trunk with sharp thorns and green leaves plant
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) trunk showing bark texture with long sharp brown thorns
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) brown sharp thorns covering the grey bark of tree trunk.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) bark covered in many long, sharp, brown thorns and small green leaves.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) green flower clusters hanging from thin wooden branch close up.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) green flower clusters hanging from thin wooden branch close up.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) green plant branches with dangling brown seed pods against blue sky.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) branches covered in small green leaflets and long brown curled seed pods.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) yellow twisted fruit hanging down from a tree branch close up
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) hanging twisted yellow fruit pods among delicate green foliage on tree branches.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree with small yellow and green compound leaves and branches
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree showing fine yellow foliage on multiple dark woody trunks
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with long green fruit hanging from thin tree branches close up.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with long twisting green fruit pods hanging among many small leaves.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree branches with yellow brown hanging fruit in sunlight.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) branches bearing long twisted seed pods amid thin green foliage.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree with green leaves and curved brown fruit pods branch.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree branches with small green leaves and curved brown fruit pods.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with yellow flower and green leaves on tree branch close up
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) with small yellow flower clusters hanging from thin brown wooden branches
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) yellow green flower clusters on a tree branch close up
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) shows small yellow green flower clusters attached to a woody tree branch.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree trunk with grey sharp thorns and small green leaves.
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) tree trunk covered in thick grey thorns among small green leaves.


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