Tree Armor Girded With Thorns So what do you do if a dinosaur wants to eat you, but you’re a tree named honey locust and you can’t run away? You grow big mean-looking, and no doubt painful if eaten, thorns and call yourself a thorny locust. This tree also has wild grapevines growing on it, but the thorns are growing on long thin stems out of all the branches, wrapping around and around the tree as well as dangling off of it all around the perimeter. It is still a honey locust, even with such thorns: the pods they produce with their seeds, which look like huge flat leathery beans, have a pulp inside that is sweet and crisp. Thorns . . . . . . . For a print of any photo, visit “purchasing” for availability and terms. 00Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Post navigation Patiently WaitingSidewalk Sunflower 0 Comments Not something I would want wrapped around my forehead. :/ Yikes!!! Loading... Reply It was pretty frightening just to look at! Loading... Reply […] more, the thorny locust, this time a sapling, in spring. For perspective, the thorns are about 2.5″ long. In spring […] Loading... Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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