Norway Maple vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Norway Maple vs Thornless Honeylocust

Acer platanoides

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

CUSTOM GROW

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Norway Maple
Thornless Honeylocust

Norway Maple is a tolerant and adaptable shade tree. This is probably why it is the most popularly planted boulevard tree in North America.

Note: Norway Maple will sucker with age. It's also not a good idea to plant it under power lines.

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.

Norway Maple Quick Facts

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Fall colour: golden yellow
Seeds: located within the winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no