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 AllRefer.com - honey locust, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
honey locust, leguminous deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to the eastern half of the United States but planted as a shade tree in many regions of the United States and in other countries, where it is sometimes naturalized.
Wood of the honey locust is durable and has been used chiefly for fence posts and crossties.
The honey locust is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.
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 Honey locust -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The strongly scented cream-colored (A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms) flowers appear in late spring, in clusters emerging from the base of the leaf axils.
Interestingly Honey locust is not a significant (A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees) honey plant, while Black locust honey is prized.
This tree's thornless form and it cultivars are popular in cultivation, expecially in the northern plains of (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America where few other trees can survive and prosper.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/honey_locust.htm   (609 words)

  
 Articles - Honey locust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America.
Honey locusts commonly have thorns 10–20 cm long growing out of the branches; these may be single, or branched into several points, and commonly form into dense clusters.
Honey locust produces a high quality, durable wood that polishes well, but the tree does not grow in sufficient numbers to support a bulk industry.
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 Honey Locust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Honey Locust, an ornamental tree belonging to the legume family.
It is called also the sweet locust, and the three-thorned acacia.
They are less conspicuous than those of the common locust, but the sickle-shaped pods are from twelve to eighteen inches long and are decidedly ornamental.
www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol3/honey-locust.htm   (147 words)

  
 honey locust on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
THE HONEY LOCUST IS A DIRTY, MESSY TREE.(HOME and GARDEN)
Locusts - food to jump at; Sacred mysteries.(News)
Go ahead and nibble on a honey locust pod.
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 Sunburst Honey Locust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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