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The honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos, can reach a height of 20–30 m (65–100 ft). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] They exhibit fast growth, but live a medium life span, as long as 125 years. [ 5 ] The leaves are pinnately compound on older trees but bipinnately compound on vigorous young trees. [ 4 ]
Locust tree can mean: Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia, including: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod
Honey is light in color and mild in flavor. feral S Hawthorn: Crataegus: 4 5 no feral minor – 50–100 lb/acre S Honeysuckle [3] Diervilla lonicera: 6 8 minor T Honey locust: Gleditsia triacanthos: 5 6 no feral minor S American holly: Ilex opaca: 4 6 no feral minor, important in Southeastern US T Tulip-tree, poplar Liriodendron tulipifera: 5 6
Gleditsia / ɡ l ɪ ˈ d ɪ t s i ə / [2] (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch , director of the Berlin Botanical Garden , who died in 1786.
The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Plants of the genus Gleditsia. The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet edible pulp; Locust bean, fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) African locust bean, fruit of the néré tree (Parkia biglobosa)
Honey locust: Gleditsia triacanthos: Mississippi River basin: Weather-resistant fruit (pods) that remains on the tree or the ground from one year to another, too large to be eaten by any wild animal in the area, but the seeds need abrasion to germinate. Horses ignore the fruit, but donkeys and mules will eat it on occasion. Large defensive ...
Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocust) [86] Some thornless varieties are popular urban ornamentals, especially near pavement or where only partial shade is desired. Often seen in damp bottomlands or limestone soils. Uses: timber; landscaping, pulpwood. [87] All
In Texas and New Mexico it was also known as honey locust, a name it shared even at the time with the much more widely known Gleditsia triacanthos in Texas. In Texas it was additionally called honey pod and ironwood. [9] Parts drawing from the 1880–1883 edition of F. M. Blanco's Flora de Filipinas.