Thornless Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos form inermis

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Leaf Characteristics
broad, flat leaves
compound leaves
pinnately compound
margins smooth
doubly compound
leaflets short
Fruit Characteristics
in a pod or capsule
in a flat pod
pod with wavy edges

Thornless Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
form inermis
The Thornless Honey Locust is one of many varieties of the common Honey Locust tree. It has few if any thorns and produces very few seeds. Landscapers plant this tree as an ornamental, along streets and in parks. Its use has increased since destruction of native elm trees by the Dutch elm disease. Nurseries sell the Thornless Honey Locust under several different names, each representing a patented form.


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