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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos

Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
Height:
50 feet
Bloom Color:
Green

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Notes/Description:

Twigs are zig-zagged with thorns at its joints. Between the seeds in the seedpods is a sweet yellowish substance ('honey'). Seedpods are eaten by wildlife. Shouldn't be pruned in wet weather due to risk of infection by nectria canker. Yellow fall color.

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