Honeylocust Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos

The Honeylocust Tree is a versatile and resilient tree that thrives in a variety of climates. With its strong and durable wood, it is perfect for building and its sweet-scented flowers attract pollinators. With it's long leaf retention period it also provides ample shade and beautiful fall foliage, making it a great addition to any landscape. The tree is known for the thorns that it bears on wood of its main trunk or the base of its branches. In young plants, stems bear very large, flat thorns and the young trees form very dense thorny thickets. The older tree has an erect, short trunk which is branched and forms a large open and spreading crown. The branches are covered with clusters of large flat thorns.