Honey Locust - Gleditsia Triocanthus

Honey locust are native trees that grow to be very large shade or forest trees. They produce large pods that are filled with small hard seeds and a sweet pulp. The pulp is edible and very tasty with many traditional uses, however honey locust pods are more widely used as food for wildlife and livestock. The pods have a long history of being fed to sheep and cattle. Crops can be enormous some years. This tree was a big focus of J. Russel Smith’s (author of Tree Crops) work in establishing perennial crops to feed livestock.

Our seed is grown from selected mother trees in upstate NY that are extremely productive