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Siberian Crab Apple vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Malus baccata

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Thornless Honeylocust
Siberian Crab Apple

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.

Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful, cold hardy, ornamental tree. Its stunning white blossoms burst in the spring to produce deep red fruit.

If you are looking for a great landscape or shade tree, Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful addition to any yard.

As a rootstock, it is one of the hardiest available. Just be aware that Siberian Crab Apple may be incompatible with varieties that don't have crab apple parentage.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Siberian Crab Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 7 m (23 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Fall colour: bright yellow
Flowers: white
Fruit: red apples
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: siberian apple