The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. [4]

honey locust, (genus Gleditsia), genus of 12 species of thorny trees or shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae). Honey locusts are native to North and South America, tropical Africa, and central and eastern Asia. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, and a number are useful for timber or as animal fodder.

Honey locust is a pioneering woody species commonly found in overgrown pastures, fields, fence lines, and wood lot edges. It has a very broad range of adaptation, and is distributed nationwide, excluding Oregon and Washington. The greatest concentration of plants can be found in the central portions of the U.S. It prefers moist, fertile, alluvial

Oct 1, 2024 · The honey locust, also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to central North America, the Honey Locust can be found from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, and south to Texas and Mississippi where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys.

Dec 29, 2024 · The honey locust, scientifically known as Gleditsia triacanthos, is a deciduous tree native to North America. One of the first things you’ll notice about this tree is its impressive size. Honey locusts can grow up to 100 feet tall, creating a magnificent canopy with ample shade.

美国皂荚（学名： Gleditsia triacanthos ；英语：Honey locust）为豆科 皂荚属的一种乔木，高度在20-30米之间，原产于北美洲中部，多生在溪边和低地潮湿肥沃的土壤上，但实际上适应性很强，引种于世界各地之后在一些地方成为了入侵物种。

The Gleditsia triacanthos, or honey locust as its commonly called, is a decidious tree native to the central United States. It blooms relatively late in the spring and produces yellow leaves in autumn. The tree gets its name from the sweet, sticky pulp it produces.

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Honey-locust is widely planted as a hardy and fast-growing ornamental. It is often used in extreme urban stress areas such as parking lot islands and sidewalk tree squares and has been planted for erosion control, for windbreaks and shelterbelts, and as a vegetation pioneer for rehabilitation of strip-mine spoil banks.

Honey-locust trees, or Gleditsia triacanthos, are native to the central United States and part of the Fabaceae (pea/bean) family. However, unlike most legumes, honey locusts do not have symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing root bacteria. The honey locust is a sturdy tree commonly planted for erosion control and windbreaks.