Huge tree that sheds tiny spikey balls in the spring - Ask Extension
Can you identify this tree that sheds thousands of really tiny spikey balls in the spring? Thousands of them blanket my front walkway and car.
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Huge tree that sheds tiny spikey balls in the spring #868464
Asked May 14, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
Can you identify this tree that sheds thousands of really tiny spikey balls in the spring? Thousands of them blanket my front walkway and car.
Anne Arundel County Maryland
Expert Response
We would need better photos to identify your tree for sure.
It looks like it may be a Honey Locust and maybe the fallen things are from spent flowers. (which wouldn't really be 'spikey', which we can't make out in your photos.)
Take a look at this page and see if the leaves etc. match:
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/gleditsia-triacanthos/
Christine
It looks like it may be a Honey Locust and maybe the fallen things are from spent flowers. (which wouldn't really be 'spikey', which we can't make out in your photos.)
Take a look at this page and see if the leaves etc. match:
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/gleditsia-triacanthos/
Christine
