River Birch vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

River Birch vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Betula nigra

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Thornless Honeylocust
River Birch

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.

River Birch has beautiful, peeling, brown bark that reveals camel-colored and pink beneath. It is more borer resistant than white bark birches, which makes it a much longer-lived landscape tree.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

River Birch 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: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Bark: dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Seeds: tiny winged seeds located within the catkins
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: black birch, water birch