The large winding pods of a honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) are littering the side of the road near my house. I’ve always loved these particular seed pods because they look so exotic - ...
After their petite leaflets drop like golden confetti each fall, honey locust trees hold on to dangling, twisty, brown seedpods. Native to the Midwest, the honey locust is a widely planted ornamental ...
This native tree comes with its own defense system in very large thorns on the stems and trunk. Meet the honey locust. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee explains that large, long yellow seed pods ...
The mechanisms governing seed distribution and distance are complex. Dandelion seeds fly away on gossamer wings … shrub yellowroot seeds sail away on flotation bladders … Velcro-like seeds cling to ...
If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...