Honey Locust (1-2' seedling)
Latin Name: Gleditsia triacanthos Family: Fabaceae (Bean)
USDA hardiness zone: 5
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 65ft x 49ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Full sun, distured sites, sandy soil, hedges, pasture
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Bean filling
Uses and functions: Rot reistant wood, firewood, nitrogen fixer
Fast growing native tree wtih dense, hot burning wood. Good shade tree (canopy or coppice) for silvopasture. Nitrogen fixer. Seed pods have edible, sweet paste when ripe, and are good livestock fodder.
Latin Name: Gleditsia triacanthos Family: Fabaceae (Bean)
USDA hardiness zone: 5
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 65ft x 49ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Full sun, distured sites, sandy soil, hedges, pasture
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Bean filling
Uses and functions: Rot reistant wood, firewood, nitrogen fixer
Fast growing native tree wtih dense, hot burning wood. Good shade tree (canopy or coppice) for silvopasture. Nitrogen fixer. Seed pods have edible, sweet paste when ripe, and are good livestock fodder.
Latin Name: Gleditsia triacanthos Family: Fabaceae (Bean)
USDA hardiness zone: 5
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 65ft x 49ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Full sun, distured sites, sandy soil, hedges, pasture
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Bean filling
Uses and functions: Rot reistant wood, firewood, nitrogen fixer
Fast growing native tree wtih dense, hot burning wood. Good shade tree (canopy or coppice) for silvopasture. Nitrogen fixer. Seed pods have edible, sweet paste when ripe, and are good livestock fodder.
