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Prairie Sky Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Populus x canadensis Prairie Sky

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Thornless Honeylocust
Prairie Sky Poplar

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.

Prairie Sky Poplar is a fast-growing columnar hybrid poplar developed at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's Morden Research Station. It is adaptable to many soil conditions and seems to do best in the southern-most parts of the prairies.

Good as a shade or shelterbelt tree, it is often used in buffer zones as a visual screen or hedge. Ideal for lining properties, roads, etc.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Prairie Sky Poplar Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 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: high
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Foliage: large, heart-shaped
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no