Honey Locust

an ornamental tree belonging to the legume family. It is known to the botanist as Gleditschia. It is called also the sweet locust, and the three-thorned acacia. It grows to a height of from 70 to 140 feet. The branches bear stout spines, three to four inches long. The leaves are twice pinnate, with from twenty to thirty leaflets. The branches spread gracefully, forming a fine shade. Greenish flowers appear early in summer. They are less conspicuous than those of the common locust, but the sickle-shaped pods are from twelve to eighteen inches long and are decidedly ornamental. When young they are filled with a sweet pulp, giving the tree its common name. The honey locust flourishes from Pennsylvania southward. When kept low and pruned closely, it makes an excellent thorny hedge. The wood is close grained, strong, and durable. See Locust