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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • IEST TREES ^>-#g^«?t>-«s -e>-^fe-«^-^ -€>-^6=><«§i-e -^-m*-3^' HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) -e>-#ggp<£|?- THE honey locust occurs scattered throughout the State except high in the mountains. It grows under a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions. It sometimes occurs in the forest, but more commonly in corners and waste places beside roads and fields. It reaches a diameter of 30 inches and a height of 75 feet. The bark on old trees is dark gray and is divided into thin tight scales. The strong thorns — straight, brown, b ranched, sharp and shiny which grow on the 1 - year - old wood and rein ain for many years — are sufficient to identify the honey locust. HONEY LOCUST Twig, three-quarters natural size. Leaf, one-quarter natural size. The leaf is pinnate, o r feather - like, with 18 to 28 leaflets; or it is twice-pinnate, consisting of 4 to 7 pairs of pinnate or secondary leaflets, each 6 to 8 inches long and somewhat resembling the leaf of the black locust. The fruit is a pod, 10 to 18 inches long, often twisted, 1 to lt/2 inches wide, flat, dark brown or black when ripe and containing yellow sweetish pulp and seeds. The seeds are very hard and each is separated from the others by the pulp. The pods are eaten by many animals, and as the seeds are hard to digest, many are thus widely scattered from the parent tree. The wood is coarse-grained, hard, strong and moderately durable in contact with the ground. It is used for fence posts and crossties. It should not be confused with the very durable wood of the black locust. 62
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