One such well-behaved cultivar is usually known by its registered trademark name, Sunburst.

The podless/seedless characteristic derives from the fact that commercially offered trees are typically male cultivars.

Soil

Honey locust can grow well in different types of soil.

Sunburst honey locust tree branches with bright green fern-like leaves and yellow-green panicles hanging

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Loam is ideal, but the trees are also quite tolerant of sand or clay.

This tree is also tolerant of salty soils.

Water

Honey locusts have a moderate tolerance for flooding, drought, and other adverse conditions.

Sunburst honey locust tree branch with yellow-green panicles hanging closeup

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They thrive in both moist or dry soil.

Trees should be watered as soon as they are planted and weekly for the first year.

A one-hour trickle that slowly saturates the roots provides adequate water for a new tree.

Sunburst honey locust tree with bare branches and brown seed pods hanging

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Adjust watering based on the local rainfall amounts.

For the amount to use, follow the product label instructions.

An organic fertilizer such as manure is another good option.

Sunburst honey locust tree branch with fern-like leaves closeup

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This typically means keeping the canopy relatively open and airy.

The tree can also be attacked by diseases such as cankers and root collar rot.

It can live 70 years or longer, provided it’s planted in a sunny location.

Sunburst honey locust tree with bright green leaves in garden field

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Honeylocust Diseases.Colorado State University Extension.

Problems With Over-Mulching Trees and Shrubs.New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

Honey Locust(Gladitsia).University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

Sunburst honey locust tree trunk with large thorns

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