Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honeylocust is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and colour all season long.

Bloom time

Foliage plant

Hardiness

Zones 3–9

Sun

Full sun

Water

Moderate water

Mature size

15 m × 12 m

Type

Tree

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Growing Honeylocust

Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–9. Expect it to reach about 15 m tall and 12 m wide at maturity, in roughly 20 years.

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