Gleditsia triacanthos
Honey Locust, Thorny Locust at Hackett, ACT
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| Gleditsia triacanthos | waltraud | 22 Mar 2026 | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Mike | 21 Mar 2026 | |
| Unverified | waltraud | 17 Mar 2026 |
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Garden extension: tree with 20-30cm long seed pods; tree grows into power lines.
5 comments
20 Mar 2026
It looks like Gleditsia triacanthos but the habit is wrong. Perhaps competing regrowth from cut stump, or does photo 3 show a trunk?
21 Mar 2026
Mike and MichaelMulvaney
I added 3 more photos that I took this evening; the longest pod I measured was 40cm, there were no thorns; there was at least one recruit growing under the tree.
I added 3 more photos that I took this evening; the longest pod I measured was 40cm, there were no thorns; there was at least one recruit growing under the tree.
21 Mar 2026
You can compare it with the Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust, Thorny Locust) near Verco St.
22 Mar 2026
Thanks Mike. Apparently this variety produces lots of fruits but no thorns. May be the recruits would grow both, thorns and fruits. I was hoping the fire unit would clear those garden extensions in the inner asset protection zone when they recently cut a lot of native trees and shrubs further in the nature reserve including Cassinia longifolia and C quinquefaria shrubs planted by volunteers (with PCS permission) along a drainage line away from the inner asset protection zone or tracks. I thought this tree in particular should have higher priority, it not only grows in the inner asset protection zone but under the low hanging power line. FoMM planted 1 native for >10 large woody weeds removed; see for instance https://majura.org/working-party-23-10-2022/ Perhaps we should have left the woody weeds for the fire unit to remove ....
Location information
- Coordinates 149.167039-35.242069
- Altitude 633.6m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2026 07:00 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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- waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Gleditsia triacanthos ACT Priority Weeds Peas Plants
Species information
- Gleditsia triacanthos Scientific name
- Honey Locust, Thorny Locust Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 729m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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