Blue Beech vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Blue Beech vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Carpinus caroliniana

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

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Thornless Honeylocust
Blue Beech

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.

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3b
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes