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Show Honey Locust TreeBy TreeBy Tree TreeBy By Paul M Dunn Dmm , . Protessol ProfessOl Professor of ofr ofroiestry ofFoiestry roiestry r lestry , Utah State Agricul Agricul- Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural - - tural College CollegeThe CollegeThe The honey locust ( Gleditsia Gledftsla Gleditsra tria- tria triacanthos triacanthos tria-canthos tria canthos - canthos ) is 15 a large , , hardy tree with withvery withvery withvery very hard and tough wood It will win willstand winstand willstand stand higher elevations and poorer poorersolls poorersoils poorersoils [ solls soils than th the black locust , . but it itis itis itI is not so fast in growing It has hasbeen hasbeen , . been n planted quite e extensively tcns1Vely inI inthIS inthis in I [ this section of the country and is isnative isnative isnative native of or eastern United UniWd StatesThe States StatesThe isI I The leaves al aie ate e compound and andllght andlight andlight llght light green in color The tree as a aI arule arule arule I rule has long , sharp thorns on its itsbranchec itsbranches itsbranches branchec branches ; and trunk , though the thethcnue thethcmiless thefchcnuess thcnue thcmiless variety vanety has been pro- pro prop'lgated propagated pro-pigated pro pigated - p'lgated plgated pagated ' with success in m Utah The . NHNNNN . . . . . . . . . NNI . . . . . N . . INNNHNNN , . . - . . - . NNNNN . . . . . bark is a dark I . ratrly fairly smooth Large Largeto bra-n bra n brown . - in to inccor ccor ! ) \ , t\Vls t Vls tWlg tWlgThis \ form limbstWlg on the This locust locus locusin t limbs in theta the tall a . : grows fform heIght ot of perha.ps perhaps . 10 i00 i00a ( ) to toa toa a rna maxi maxia a 1 f teet teen teentree a large towermg towering , rna tree Whpn Wh P Pbpreadin n &Town Town grown & bpreadin bpreadlng bpreadlngth'j In u a ! ; u th'j thj ' the same ame species 'I"OC IOC ' " d1 woods Itwoods or other otherIt It , it will pry rodl.cc rodlcc ib1 . < ce able wood for farm { ann qUite to di diits uses usea useato its strength ThIS Tins becau . : , ject lect to chlorosis chlorosisor chlorosisis tree is n net : q qor many Jgmany ormany of theyerl the hardwc yerlhardwc or ye11CW yerl Jg 3 |