Q: This past spring, I had a honey locust tree cut down and the trunk ground up, hoping to grow grass in the space. However, during this hot, humid summer, hundreds of little trees have sprouted all ...

After their petite leaflets drop like golden confetti each fall, honey locust trees hold on to dangling, twisty, brown seedpods. Native to the Midwest, the honey locust is a widely planted ornamental ...

The large winding pods of a honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) are littering the side of the road near my house. I’ve always loved these particular seed pods because they look so exotic - ...

Colonial Williamsburg garden historian Wesley Greene strips the bark from a locust log with a draw knife. The log will be used as garden-bed edging in the town. Colonial Williamsburg garden historian ...

If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...

Plant breeders keep hoping for a big success. The tough Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, has been crossed several times with the shrub-like Clammy Locust, Robinia viscosa. The tall and graceful ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Wesley Greene is garden historian for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. This article is ...