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  • From: PermacultureNo1@aol.com
  • To: nafex@egroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] honeylocust pods
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:46:43 EST

Well, lucky, these are three of my favorite species, though I guess I have a
lot of "favorite" tree species. Black locust rates really high with me for
the reasons youmentioned and other uses, as well as for N-fixation. It is
controversial whether honey locust fixes N--many if not most legumes do not
I'm told by experts, but the pods are useful. And I like thorny vegetation
it is cheap "barbed wire." Sweetgum isn't as useful (to me) as the other
too, but it is pretty tolerant of temporary flooding and does have some
medicinal value, though I've never tried it. Like almost all trees, it is
indeed quite beautiful, though I've never seen really intense fall color
since I moved to the south. Obviously, I think that the other advantages are
worth it.
As you point out, sort of, all three species are good at teaching us
humility and to watch where we are going. Not bad lessons, all in all.

Dan H
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In a message dated 1/11/01 11:13:03 AM, Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu writes:

<<

Ginda, my 'unholy trinity' of most hated trees are:
Honeylocust and black locust - because of the thorns & their propensity to
puncture tractor tires, though I will admit black locust makes a pretty
good fence post, and decent firewood. Just wish they didn't sucker so
prolificly.
The third is sweetgum(Liquidambar). Yes, they have beautiful fall color,
but I've stepped on so many of those infernal seed capsules(sweetgum balls)
in my bare feet as a kid, that it'd suit me fine if I never saw another
one. They don't make very good firewood ( I don't know if they have any
intrinsic value as a timber crop) - they pop & snap, sending sparks flying,
and if a piece is large enough to require splitting, look out! I've buried
more than one wedge in a big chunk of sweetgum. And, after you cut down
one, you get a hundred suckers jumping up from the roots. >>








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