The genus Gleditsia contains about 14 species native to the warm temperate and tropical regions. There are two species in North America, which hybridize.
All species look alike, with respect to wood anatomy.
Honeylocusts range extends from Pennsylvania west to South Dakota, Nebraska, south to Texas, east to Alabama and Georgia, northeast along the Appalachians to Pennsylvania. Honeylocust trees can reach heights of 80 feet, with a diameter of 3 feet. It has no characteristic odor or taste. It is very heavy and very hard, tough, strong, with a high luster. The texture is moderately coarse, with straight to irregular grain.