Show The Honey Locust J t f 2 e ra d vF f 7 By Paul Paui M. M 1 Dunn Dun Professor of Forestry Utah State Agricultural College The honey hone locust Tn Tri is tree a large a-large large hardy with very hard and tough wood It will stand higher elevations and poorer soi soils s than the black locust but it is not so fast in growing It has been planted plant d quite extensively extensively exten exten- shely in this section of the country country country coun coun- try and is a native of the eastern United States The leaves ar are arc compound and light green in color Th The tree as asa asa asa a rule has long sharp harp thorns on its s branches and trunk though I the variety has been propagated with wath success in Utah I The bark is a dark brown in color and fairly smooth Large twisted pods form fonn on the limbs in the fall This locust grows to a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum h height ight of perhaps feet making a large towering spreading spreading spread spread- spreading ing shade tre tree When grown in a woodlot of the same species or other r hardwoods it will produce quite desirable wood for farm us uses s because of its strength This s tree is not subject to or yellowing as many of the hard hard- woods |