 | Monticello Honey Locust Globe 15-01. In his only published book, Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson included the Honey Locust, Gleditsia triacanthos, in a list of ornamental North American species. On several occasions he had seeds and young trees shipped to his friend, Madame de Tesse, for her estate arboretum outside Paris. Jefferson especially admired the light, airy shade that the tree?'s canopy afforded, and it was likely for this reason that it was often an essential... - Monticello Honey Locust Globe 15-01. |
