Description
*** Please note that thornless honeylocust are grown from seed collected from parent trees that do not have thorns. The seedlings tend to have few or no thorns, but we cannot guarantee they will be 100% thornless ***
Latin: Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Zones: 4-10
Other common names: common honeylocust, thornless honey-locust
Mature Height: 30-70 ft.
Soil / Climate: Grows throughout the United States. Thornless honeylocust is easily transplanted and grown. Likes full sun and tolerant of most soils. Drought tolerant.
Notes: Bright yellow fall color. Commonly used shade tree. Fast grower. Brown seed pods about 8 inches long.
Wildlife: Seeds are eaten by a variety of animals, including cattle, rabbit, squirrels, and small birds.
Cold Stream Farm supplies thornless honeylocust trees which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order.
Additional information on Gleditsia triacanthos can be found on the link:Â USDA / NRCS PLANTS Database.
Leslie –
I ordered 100 6″ to 12″ honey locust trees. They arrived in mid March, they were packed very nicely and looked healthy. I promptly planted all the trees. Within the first week after planting some of the trees started to wake up. We are now almost in mid May some still are green but have not yet awaken. They still look good and I am hopeful they will awaken soon. I have about 8 brown ones that don’t look so good but I continue to water them, hopefully they will resprout from roots. Overall I’m very happy with the new trees.