Skyline® Honeylocust

Skyline® Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Skyline® ('Skycole')

A tough adaptable honeylocust tolerant of heat, drought, and urban conditions, with fine-textured foliage.

  • Upright-pyramidal growth habit with a strong central leader
  • Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
  • Leaves emerge late in spring
  • Leaves are dark green in summer, becoming yellow in the fall
  • A thornless and nearly seedless variety
  • Grows best in partial shade to full sun
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 8
Mature Height (meters)
12.0 – 15.0
Mature Spread (meters)
9.0 – 12.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
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Growing & Maintenance Tips
A well-structured cultivar, good for street planting and landscapes. With their open growing habit and smaller leaves, locust provide a pleasing filtered light and almost no raking.
Notes
Also referred to as Common Honey Locust, Honeylocust, Honey Locust, Honey Shucks Locust, Sweet Bean Tree, Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust.

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