Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Summary 9

Distinguishing Features: Large thorns on branches, large flat and twisted pods

Shape: 50 to 60 feet tall, rounded spreading crown
Branching: Alternate
Leaf: Compound, yellow-green leaves, 6 to 8 inches long, leaves turn yellow in fall
Flower: Green-yellow to green-white flowers
Bark: Gray-brown color, develops elongated, smooth, plate-like patches separated by furrows, stems and main trunk can have large, branched thorns present
Fruit or Seed: 7 to 18 inches long, twisted, flattened, strap-like pods

Source URL:
http://phillytreemap.org/
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/

Common names 10

honey-locust
common honey-locust
honey shucks locust
sweet bean locust

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) anonymous, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gleditsia-triacanthos-hojas.jpg
  2. (c) Erin Faulkner, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Erin Faulkner
  3. (c) the weed one, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_weed_one/2949780979/
  4. (c) Thomas Bresson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/computerhotline/5977710827/
  5. (c) HermannFalkner/sokol, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hermannherbarium/6276603403/
  6. (c) Greg Lasley, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Greg Lasley
  7. (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=gltr_001_avd.tif
  8. (c) José María Escolano, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdelobos/4650531444/
  9. Adaptado por earthwatchtrees del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleditsia_triacanthos
  10. Dominio Publico, http://eol.org/data_objects/24641300

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