
How to grow thornless honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
When to plant thornless honeylocust
Plant this tree while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall, after leaf drop, and early spring, before bud break, as the best windows; balled-and-burlapped or bare-root stock goes in during dormancy so roots establish before top growth resumes.
Thornless Honeylocust is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 720 to 960 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- honeylocust borer
- webworm
- plant bugs
- cankers
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Trees Correctly (HGIC 1001)
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