Honey Locust Tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)

English and Scientific Name: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Angiosperms

Class: Eudicots

Observation: I would see these on the sidewalk randomly but never knew exactly what they were.  I realized I usually see them in the fall and just step on them as I’m walking.  I paid attention to the pod looking pieces and it reminded me of snap string beans. 

Questions:

1.      Since honey is in the name, is it edible?

2.      Do they only grow in the fall?

3.      How tall can the tree grow?

Scientific Research:

Meehan, Thomas. On a White-Seeded Variety of the Honey Locust, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 37, (1885), pp. 404-405. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4061140

Since honey is in the, name is it edible?

Honey Locust trees, single specimens bear fruit annually, thus making the pods edible.

Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust
http://www.treehelp.com/trees/locust/locust-types-honey.asp
http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_honey_locust.htm
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=24