Horse Chestnut vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Aesculus hippocastanum

CUSTOM GROW

Thornless Honeylocust
Horse Chestnut

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Foliage: light and thin
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no