{"id":1977,"date":"2016-05-25T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2016-04-17T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T22:09:56","slug":"honey-locust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/honey-locust\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Locust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The wood most commonly known and sold as Honey Locust comes from the tree known botanically as Gleditsia triacanthos<\/em>.<\/p>\n G. triacanthos<\/em> is a native of the eastern areas of the United States. More specifically, G. triacanthos<\/em> is found scattered in the East-Central United States from central Pennsylvania westward to southeastern South Dakota, south to central and southeastern Texas, east to southern Alabama, then northeasterly through Alabama to western Maryland. Outlying populations of the species may be found in northwestern Florida, west Texas, and west-central Oklahoma. It is naturalized east to the Appalachian Mountains from South Carolina north to Pennsylvania, New York, and New England. G. triacanthos<\/em> attains its maximum development in the valleys of small streams in southern Indiana and Illinois.<\/p>\n However, despite this native range, the tree has been used extensively as a wind break and for erosion control throughout most of the United States and in parts of Canada. The seed pods are frequently foraged by grazing animals which disperse the seeds naturally through their droppings. The aggressive growth nature of the tree coupled with its tolerance for varying soil types and drought has caused it become invasive in some areas; most notably the tree is highly invasive in Australia.<\/p>\n