From: Lucky Pittman (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 10/14/03

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At 02:07 PM 10/9/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Anyone have any experiences or comments on using honey locust trees as 
>shade trees in pastures?

Here in the Southeastern US, Honeylocust is a noxious weed tree in pastures.
On a personal note, it's one of, if not the No.1 selection on my list of 
most hated plants.

There are 'thornless' selections that lack the very formidable thorns of 
the species, but a significant portion of the seedlings of the thornless 
varieties revert back to the thorned character of the species.  Yes, the 
pods can and will be eaten by sheep, deer, cattle - and you'll have 
hundreds, if not thousands of seedlings popping up here and there wherever 
the seeds were deposited after they passed through the GI tract of the 
ruminant consumer.  These things can really wreak havoc on 
tractor/truck/ATV tires.
Have a look at a close-up of the thorns on this baby:
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=000
8516

http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=000
8515

Yes, they are a legume, but I'm not convinced that they 'fix' more nitrogen 
than is required for their own use.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY

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