Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Rosa acicularis

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

Thornless Honeylocust
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

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.

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose