{"id":18460,"date":"2021-10-12T14:29:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=18460"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:38:46","slug":"id-that-tree-water-locust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-water-locust\/","title":{"rendered":"ID That Tree: Water Locust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This native Indiana tree species is found in three southwestern counties near the lower Wabash River. It is often found in wet or ponded locations where there is standing water or high water tables. Meet <a title=\"water locust\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dl9ZMIkl1dA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water locust<\/a>. It has large multi-pronged thorns and compound leaves like its cousin the honey locust, but can be differentiated by its location, its much smaller seed pods and its flattened thorns along the branches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: Water Locust\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dl9ZMIkl1dA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"ID That Tree Youtube Channel Playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557536105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-482-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This native Indiana tree species is found in three southwestern counties near the lower Wabash River. It is often found in wet or ponded locations where there is standing water or high water tables. Meet water locust. It has large multi-pronged thorns and compound leaves like its cousin the honey locust, but can be differentiated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,80,53,54],"tags":[256,1149,943,60,1148,408,1509,72],"class_list":["post-18460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-trees","category-urbanforestry","category-wildlife","tag-fnr","tag-fnr-ext","tag-fnr-extension","tag-forestry","tag-id-that-tree","tag-trees","tag-water-locust","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18460"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31369,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18460\/revisions\/31369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}