Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos

USDA Plant Code: GLTR Light Requirement: part shade Soil Moisture: medium/moist Height: 30-75 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : no Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: green/yellow Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Bark; bottomland site 11 yr. sheared Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); multi-branched thorn Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Foliage with fruit(s) Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Fall Color Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Fresh thorns Linda Haugen, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Gleditsia triacanthos; honeylocust Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Gleditsia triacanthos; honeylocust Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Gleditsia triacanthos; honeylocust Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); foliage; branch Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); thorns; foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); catkins Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); foliage Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); branches Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); mature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); use as street tree at 20 inch T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Cultivar is Imperial T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Cultivar is Sunburst T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Leaves John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage and Bark Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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