- Name
- Honey Locust
- Common Names
- Common Honey Locust, Honeylocust, Sweet Bean Tree, Thorny Locust
- Scientific Name
- Gleditsia triacanthos
- Family
- Fabaceae (Legume/Pea/Bean Family)
- Description
- Honey locust is a large tree in the pea family. This tree can grow up to 75' tall casting light shade underneath. The trunk and branches have stout thorns (to 3” long) that are singular or three-branched.
- Leaves
- Feathery alternate pinnately compound 5"-8" long leaf with 15-30 leaflets or bininnately compound with 4-7 pairs of minor leaflets
- Flowers
- Small greenish yellow 2-3-inch-long narrow hanging clustered flowers.
- Bloom Time
- March-April
- Pollen Source
- very good
- Nectar Source
- poor
- Pollen Color
- dark yellow
- Native to NC
- No
