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Honeylocust
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About Honeylocust

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Types

Honeylocust, Blacklocust

Number of Varieties

2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

12.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in late winter, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

20-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Annosus Root Rot, Canker, Flatheaded borers, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Oldman longhorn, Powdery mildew, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Flooding, Heat Tolerance, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Cattle and horses

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Skin inflammation

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Soil protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antimutagenic, Rheumatoid arthritis

Part of Plant Used

Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Animal Feed, As Fertilizers, Cattle Fodder, Traditional medicine

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GLEDITSIA triacanthos

Common Name

Honeylocust

In Hindi

हनी टिड्डी

In German

Honig Locust

In French

févier

In Spanish

langosta de miel

In Greek

μέλι ακρίδων

In Portuguese

picar Lokyst

In Polish

kłuć Lokyst

In Latin

MOVEO Lokyst

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Gleditsia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

12
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Honeylocust

Want to know the properties of Honeylocust? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Honeylocust is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Mild Allergen. Honeylocust Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-cancer, Antimutagenic and Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Part of plant used: Pulp, Seeds and Wood

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Honeylocust Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Honeylocust. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Honeylocust physical information is as follows: 15.00 cm tall and 12.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow green
  • Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Honeylocust

Taking Honeylocust Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Honeylocust include pruning, which should be done Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in late winter, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Honeylocust

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Honeylocust is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Honeylocust is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Honeylocust, Blacklocust. This plant's habitat is Moist Soils and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.