Thornless Honey Locust

Tagged as: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, not favored by deer, Native Trees, thornless

Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis
Common Name: Thornless Honey Locust*

Updated 4/2012

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Form	Fall form	Leaf

Fall leaf	Fruit	Bark

Height: 40-70' Spread: 40-70' Habit/Form: Broad open vase Growth rate: Fast
Zones: 4-9

Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun; moist, well-drained soil; excellent tolerant to salt, high pH soil, and drought conditions once established; prune in fall.

Ornamental Characteristics: Small leaves cast light shade; early yellow-green fall color.

Use in the Landscape: Alawn or street tree for providing filtered shade.

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Highest degree of salt tolerance. Use in the most exposed areas.

*Native to the Midwest

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