Until recently, if you had asked me to describe the seed pods of a honey locust tree, I would probably have talked about how they are hard and brown and long with bumps (the seeds). How if you ...

This native tree comes with its own defense system in very large thorns on the stems and trunk. Meet the honey locust. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee explains that large, long yellow seed pods ...

Both trees have the compound leaves and the pods bearing multiple beans (seeds) typical of the legume family. Here’s more detailed information on identifying carob and honey locust.

Honey locust (Gleditsia triancanthos ... Some of the sprouts could also be coming from seeds the tree dispersed in last fall or those of previous years - it the particular tree was seed-bearing.

One of the first documented uses of honey locust timber was by the Cherokee in Tennessee who used it to make bows. Native Americans have also used the crushed seed pods, for which the tree was named, ...

but also to the messy fruits and seed pods that the trees drop. These seeds can, of course, grow into even more honey locust trees. Considering most honey locusts can reach heights and widths of ...

The mechanisms governing seed distribution and distance are complex. Dandelion seeds fly away on gossamer wings … shrub yellowroot seeds sail away on flotation bladders … Velcro-like seeds ...

Honey locust trees retain their leaves well into November ... Some cultivars produce few seed pods, making them a good choice for lawns.

It was in the digestive systems of these animals that the hard coats of honey locust seeds began to break down. Today in the tree’s native habitat, it is most often cows that eat the pods and ...