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Gleditsia triacanthos



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Gleditsia triacanthos
Common honeylocust

Smooth and greenish brown turning reddish brown, the stems of this species have knobby nodes and bear prominent thorns that can be up to 12 or 18" long and multi-branched. Only the thornless forms are commonly cultivated.

 
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