Thursday, March 5, 2015

Honey Locust

Honey locust, gleditsia triacanthos, Fortezza Nuova, Livorno
The impressive thorns (3–10 cm) of the honey locust, quite common inside the Fortezza Nuova.

External links: Honey locust (Wikipedia)
See also: Fortezza Nuova
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14 comments:

  1. LoisMarch 5, 2015 at 1:45 AM

    Very pretty, but definitely not for touching!

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  2. MichelleMarch 5, 2015 at 2:02 AM

    We have something similar on our farm. Very bad if you fall in them.

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  3. William KendallMarch 5, 2015 at 2:33 AM

    You would definitely want to give that a wide berth!

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  4. Luis GomezMarch 5, 2015 at 3:01 AM

    These are huge!

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  5. RandyMarch 5, 2015 at 3:04 AM

    Oh that would hurt.

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  6. JackMarch 5, 2015 at 4:21 AM

    Great details!

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  7. DinaMarch 5, 2015 at 4:56 PM

    I can only hope the crown of thorns had smaller thorns than these.

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 5, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    Oh my.. and I thought my bougainvillea were thorny VP, wonderful macro!

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  9. Tanya BreeseMarch 5, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    ouch!

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  10. BirdmanMarch 5, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Ouch!

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  11. cieldequimperMarch 5, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    So that's what they are! I love those trees. And yet ouch again!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 6, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    oh wow danger if you get hooked on the branches for sure.

    Nice Macro take.

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  13. EG CameraGirlMarch 7, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Very pretty colours but I don't think I'd want this in MY garden. ;)

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  14. UnknownMarch 7, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    Great shot. Love it!

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