can any one ID this tree?

[yooper]

This tree is in a cematery and it must have been planted.I have never seen any of these in the area and it has just started to leaf out. It has some nasty thorns on it and last fall I pulled some seed pods off it which looked like long brown bean pods about 6 to 10 inches long. any ideas.

 

[outdoorlivin247]

It is a honey locust...

 

[yooper]

thanks. the cemetery sexton told me it was called a jerusalem crown of thorns but I searched around and couldnt find that. I never realized honey locust had such nasty thorns.

 

[TreePointer]

+2

Honey locust.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=honey+locust&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=

 

[outdoorlivin247]

Is he going to let you cut it down for firewood...

 

[yooper]

Is he going to let you cut it down for firewood...

I dont burn fire wood, I give all the wood from my tree service away...stopped burning wood a few years ago because one of the kids where getting bad allergy from it......I am glad there are not to many of them around...one would look like a pin cushion after climbing one.

 

[outdoorlivin247]

I dont burn fire wood, I give all the wood from my tree service away...stopped burning wood a few years ago because one of the kids where getting bad allergy from it......I am glad there are not to many of them around...one would look like a pin cushion after climbing one.

That will make some of the best...Make sure you get at least a bottle of booze for it...

 

[tomtrees58]

thear fun to climb trim the thorns off wen you go up tom trees

 

[jar1zx]

another great time 2 use top of the bar. when cutting off them thorns
trust me

 

[david1677]

yea def. use top of the bar dont want them needles shootin at ya:agree2:

 

[Rftreeman]

if you do get stuck, it'll hurt like hell all day.

 

[TreEmergencyB]

speakin of thorns do any of you have hawthorn in your area they get thorns 4" long somtimes them mean as :censored:

 

[hokiewheeler]

I had always heard those called a Green Locust. I thought the honeys had the yellow leaves. Then of course there is also black. I don't know the diff between black and green, or if there is really a green.