Honeylocust
- Botanical Name
- Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 9
- Height
- 30 to 70 feet
- Width
- 30 to 70 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: yellow-green, fragrant
- Fruit
- Long 8-18" brown, twisted pods
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Adaptable to a range of soils
- Planting & Care
- Readily transplants
- Salt, drought and pollution tolerant
- Problems
- Nectria canker, plant bug, leafhopper, fruit litter, spider mites
- Varieties
- Shademaster - 40', good structure
- Skycole - good crotch angles, fewer fruit, holds central leader
- Impcole - smaller 35', few fruit pods, fine texture
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