Gleditsia triacanthos

Name:  Gleditsia triacanthos
Common Name:  honeylocust				Family: Fabaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: spreading	Hard. Zone   usda 3		Mature Size 30m tall by 20m spread cultivars smaller					x
Leaf:  pinnate or 2 pinnate, fernlike, glossy dark green					Fall/Winter Color:yellow fall color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: inconspicuous small greenish white						Infl. racemes produce pendant, sickle shaped seed pods
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.    (  Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec.  (fall color, seed pods produced)
Water Use High x    Low		Soil Rich x    Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun x    Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: specimen tree		Limitations: tar spot powdery mildew, canker, leaf spot, aphids borers, mites					Other Features: needs deep moist fertile soil