Sunset Gold Honeylocust

Basic Landscape Attributes

Height Range:

40-50 ft. height

Fall Colors:

New foliage starts yellow, turns green-yellow, then lighter green in summer Leaves return to yellow in fall

Width Range:

20-40 ft. spread

Flower Type:

Compound, fern-like leaves, Small flowers, not showy

Shape:

Pyramidal shape

History of
the Tree Species

Created via selective manipulation of a thornless variation of native honeylocust.
Shorter than the native species by about half (40 ft. vs. 80 ft.).
Podless and seedless (male cultivars).

This cultivar is podless and seedless
First Nations cultures used pulp from honey locust trees for medicinal purposes, eaten as food, or made into tea

Location on tree on Shelby Ave: