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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Open shade tree native to the Chicago region
EasyTrees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 40–70 ft
- Spacing
- 30–40 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Inconspicuous flowers; pods on some trees
- How it spreads
- Large tree
- What to buy
- A thornless, preferably seedless cultivar if it is near a sidewalk.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
The species is regional. Thornless seedless cultivars are what you want next to a Near West Side sidewalk. Confirm overhead wires.
Handle with care
Wild trees can be thorny. Pods are a mess on a parked car.
