This native tree comes with its own defense system in very large thorns on the stems and trunk. Meet the honey locust. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee explains that large, long yellow seed pods ...

Goetze: If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with ...

The coming of autumn often makes trees harder to identify – but sometimes, it does the opposite. The black locust ( Robinia ...

A couple of years ago, I used this column to sing the praises of 10 especially tough and beautiful trees for the Midwest. My list included white pine, Kentucky coffee tree, Norway spruce, crabapple, ...

Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a deciduous and thorny legume tree that is aggressive and fast-growing. The tree’s bark is grayish-brown and furrowed with long, scaly ridges. Honey locusts ...

The Willey family at 520 W. Fourth St. loves that the tiny leaves of the honey locust tree in their front yard don’t accumulate and need to be raked. The family’s tree was named Tree of the Season by ...

Fast-growing trees can be a great way to add life and color to your yard. Unfortunately, the same traits that allow trees to quickly grow and mature, often can also cause them to be too aggressive and ...

Honey locust is a deciduous tree that is now present throughout most of the United States. Fire suppression and introduction of honey locust into shelter belts has allowed honey locust to increase in ...