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  • From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust-- toxic/edible??
  • Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:27:32 +0000

A couple observations from the Land of Big Locust Groves :

When working around the smaller locusts which have big thorns at human level, be especially careful of the greener thorns which are only partly dried down. These are sharp enough to puncture skin, but still 'alive' enough to cause a sore-- the puncture area can feel bruised & swollen for a couple weeks. Some kind of toxin from the locust thorns? Seems to be worse for some people, or time of year, or stage of thorn maturation....

There are a magical few days when the spent blossoms rain down, or rather snow, and they lie on the ground looking fresh. The rabbits come out in the middle of the day, to feed on these blossoms like popcorn. Cool.

tc



From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust?
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:47:37 -0500

Hello All,

I could not figure out the discussion on Black Locust so I looked it up and found;

U.S. National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/hocu/html/trees.html

"Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia)
Warning! All parts of this plant (roots, bark, leaves and seeds) are poisonous.
Medicinal uses: The root bark has been chewed to induce vomiting or held in the mouth for a
toothache. Historically, a flower tea was used as a folk tonic (purgative)."

Are there those out there who eat the flower or pod?

Later,
Tom
===
Canada plant hardiness zone 5b
Southwest Ontario
===


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