Is Honey Locust deer resistant?
Gleditsia triacanthos
About Honey Locust
The fine compound leaves cast a dappled shade light enough to grow grass and perennials underneath, which is why it became such a common street tree. Buy a named thornless cultivar: the wild form carries branched thorns several inches long on the trunk. It leafs out very late and drops early, so it gives a short season of shade. Tolerates salt, drought and compacted city soil.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 8
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 236 to 354 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Honey Locust
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Honey Locust grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- Californianative
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idahonative
- Utahnative
- Nevadanative
- Arizonanative
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 47 US states in total.
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Common questions about Honey Locust
- Is Honey Locust deer resistant?
- Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Honey Locust grow in?
- Honey Locust is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Honey Locust grow in shade?
- No. Honey Locust wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Honey Locust get?
- Mature height is roughly 720–960 in. Growth rate is fast.