Black Hills Spruce vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Black Hills Spruce vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Picea glauca var. densata

Thornless Honeylocust
Black Hills Spruce

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.

Black Hills Spruce is a subspecies of White Spruce native to the Black Hills of South Dakota. It has a strongly conical form, slower growth rate and denser foliage than typical white spruce, making it preferable as a specimen tree for smaller suburban lawns. It also responds well to pruning, and can be used as a hedge or even bonsai.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Black Hills Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 3 - 4 m (10 - 12 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)