Look for thornless varieties like Gleditsia trianthos var. inermis or thornless and podless cultivars like 'Sunburst.' Honey locust is an excellent choice to plant in a native garden or as a street or security tree.

This tree has pinnate to bipinnately compound. dark green leaves with ovate leaflets. In the fall, the leaves turn yellow. It is native to central and eastern North America, from North Carolina to Mexico.

It has very large pinnately compound leaves that measure 3 feet long and 2 feet wide and have numerous leaflets. The leaves emerge in the late spring and appear pinkish-bronze and then mature to a bluish-green.

This slow-growing tree has huge bipinnately compound leaves that emerge purple and then turn green. In the fall they have showy bright yellow leaves. They cast a light shade so make a great tree to have under canopy plantings.

The leaf of the Black locust is noted for its attractive alternate, compound leaves and pendant racemes of pea-like flowers. It has pinnate dark blue-green leaves, 8 to 14 inches long, with each leaf having up to 23 lance-shaped to ovate leaflets.

It is a strong competitor for native species in open areas, along roadsides and forest edges due to its ability to grow in different soil types and its large production of seeds. When planted near homes, it requires significant clean up from shedding of their leaves, blooms, and seed pods.

This tree’s pyramidal shape and unique fan shaped leaves, which turn yellow in the fall, bring a beautiful quality of light as the sun filters through its canopy. The ginkgo tree is tolerant of drought, heat, air pollution, and is moderately salt tolerant, which makes it an excellent choice for urban settings, streetscapes, recreational play ...

This tree has beautiful white bark and leaves that quake at the slightest breeze due to the flattened leaf stems. It will not tolerate heat and humidity. Fall foliage is a beautiful yellow.

Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Gold/Yellow Green Leaf Feel: Leathery Leaf Value To Gardener: Showy Deciduous Leaf Fall Color: Red/Burgundy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Shape: Elliptical Ovate Leaf Margin: Crenate Serrate Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Length: 3-6 inches Leaf Description:

It is grown for its attractive green foliage and fragrant summer flowers. The flowers are white, pea-like, and hang in 12-inch-long panicles. Pods appear in the fall and persist through the winter months. Its showy leaves remain green on the tree late into the fall, thereby shortening the length of time for its yellow fall color.