The leaves, bark, and wood are poisonous to people and livestock.
Trees that have spiny seed pods include the honey locust, sweetgum, and black locust.
Locust tree thorns are not poisonous but like any cut or stab wound, they could leave you open to an infection. The poisonous parts of black locust tree are the leaves, seed pods, inner bark and young shoots.
Yes. Honey locust trees grow long, twisted pods. The pods turn a deep brown in fall and are full of oval, brown seeds. The pulp inside the pods is edible, unlike the black locust, which is TOXIC.
The locust tree that does not produce beans is the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Unlike other species in the locust family, such as the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), which produces seed pods, the black locust primarily produces flowers and small fruits that are not bean-like. Its absence of bean-like pods distinguishes it from its relatives.
How to prevent pods on a locust tree
Locust fruits are pods that grow on honey locust trees. The pulp inside the pods are edible for both humans and animals.
Robinia pseudo-acacia or commonly called Black Locust
Berries from the locust tree may be the sweet edible pods of the honey locust trees. Another type of locust tree is the black locust tree which is highly toxic but good for making honey.
No. The seed pods, the insides, and the seeds are toxic. The flower, petals only, when they are in bloom are not toxic and very delicious. The only locust of which you can eat the fruit is Honey Locust.
You can identify a black locust tree by looking for its distinctive compound leaves with small leaflets, clusters of fragrant white flowers in the spring, and long, brown seed pods that hang from the branches. The bark of a black locust tree is deeply furrowed and dark gray in color.
Trees that shed long pods include the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), which produces long, flat seed pods, and the redbud (Cercis canadensis), known for its distinctive pea-like pods. The catalpa tree (Catalpa spp.) also drops long, slender seed pods. Additionally, the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) can produce long, bean-like pods. These trees often use their pods for seed dispersal.
Only the seed pods