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

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At 11:28 PM 10/13/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>If it is the same tree, what we call Honey Locust is considered a trash 
>tree.  It does have seed pods and I have heard that it is a legume but it 
>also has many many LARGE thorns on the trunk as well as on the 
>limbs.  These thorns have caused foot problems for cattle.  No good for 
>fence posts either.  Rots before you can tamp the soil around the post.
>This is for Northeast Texas.

Same tree.  Gleditsia triacanthos.
Worthless as a fence post.  Thorny as lleh.
Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, while still not one of my favorites, at 
least makes good fenceposts or firewood.

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