Bernhard Kuemel wrote in
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Iris Cohen wrote:

Does it have any thorns?

Actually, yes. There are some at some forks. They are soft yet.
On top of some forks there are nectar drops. One had a honey like
consistency and another one dried out.
On http://bksys.at/bernhard/img/x14/-gallery.html there are
closeups.

Thanks everyone for your help.


Those aren't actually thorns, just soft stipules. If they were going
to be thorns, you wouldn't be thinking about how soft they are.
Acacia thorns are stout (even while young), often curved like a
cat's claw, and very sharp.

The nectar drops and the origin tell me that the plant is almost
certainly Honey Locust, or Gleditsia triacanthos. It is a popular
street tree in many parts of the world, native to the eastern US.
Many photos you may find on the web show the stout branching thorns
that are nearly the hallmark of the plant, however, there are a
great number of varieties (ok, several actually) that do not grow
the thorns. Even the thorned varieties only grow the thorns on the
woody trunks and branches, not on twigs.

http://www.thejump.net/hunting/plant...ney-locust.htm
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/mgt/tree...st-honey.shtml
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/...locust_Wyalusi
ng_VK.php?highres=true

If you do a web search for other images, make sure you do not
include the true Locust or Robinia, as the plants are different.

Sean