A tolerant, thorn-clad tree native to the central United States, honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a somewhat fast-growing tree often found on limestone soils or moist bottomlands. It ranges ...

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 ...

This week, we introduce the honey locust or Gleditsia triacanthos. This tree, also called “thorn-tree,” has multi-pronged thorns of two inches or more in length, which occur on the trunk as well as on ...

He and some other biologists suspect they evolved millions of years ago to protect these trees from a predator that liked to eat honey locust bark. The thorns are there to prick or pierce the ...

Irish, who is also professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was fascinated by thorns that grow on old honey locust trees, commonly found along the streets of New Haven and other urban areas.

Irish, who is also professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was fascinated by thorns that grow on old honey locust trees, commonly found along the streets of New Haven and other urban areas.