About Honeylocust

Honeylocust

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

1.4 Types

Honeylocust, Blacklocust

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

20-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Flooding, Heat Tolerance, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Cattle and horses, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antimutagenic, Rheumatoid arthritis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Pulp, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, As Fertilizers, Cattle Fodder, Traditional medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GLEDITSIA triacanthos

7.2 Common Name

Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

हनी टिड्डी

7.2.2 In German

Honig Locust

7.2.3 In French

févier

7.2.4 In Spanish

langosta de miel

7.2.5 In Greek

μέλι ακρίδων

7.2.6 In Portuguese

picar Lokyst

7.2.7 In Polish

kłuć Lokyst

7.2.8 In Latin

MOVEO Lokyst

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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.

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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: Not Available tall and Not Available 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.

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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 . 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.