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  • From: "maury sheets" <maurysheets AT verizon.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] wood for posts - Coppicing?
  • Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:45:11 -0500

Bill,

 

Cattle love the pods.

 

Maury

 

 Woodland Produce                    

 

 Sustainably producing greens and herbs in the Northeast.

 

 

 

From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bill Shoemaker
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:18 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] wood for posts - Coppicing?

 

More tree farming needs to be done for firewood, etc. and for forage crops such as Honey Locusts. 

I used to use honey locust for firewood. It was a bit dirty but good btu's. How is it used as a forage? Does the wood hold up as posts?

Bill


William H. Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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