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Street tree · Lawn · Drought tolerant · Native
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos · Tree
Honey Locust is a fast-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 60–80 ft × 60–80 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to black walnut and deer and drought.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 60–80 ft × 60–80 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Pollution
- Native to
- Central and eastern North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Honey Locust’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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