At 03:31 PM 10/14/03 -0500, Lucky Pittman wrote:
>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.
REPLY:
>Yeah, and with all the talk about invasive species, there is nothing more
>invasive than black locust except box elder trees. Black locust are
>prolific seeders, like box elder, and spread all over the place next to
>seed bearing trees. Constant maintenance problem of clearing out saplings
>if not mowed or plowed. And, they do a good job of dulling the chain on a
>chain saw. They are really hardwood.
>
>Jim Cropper
James B. Cropper
Forage Management Specialist
Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit
Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802-3702
814-863-0942
814-863-0935 FAX
jbc9@psu.edu
James B. Cropper
Forage Management Specialist
Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit
Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802-3702
814-863-0942
814-863-0935 FAX
jbc9@psu.edu
