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  • From: "Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust?
  • Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 12:07:43 -0500

I have not sampled Black Locust pod, but for a for many years I made an
excellent wine from the flowers. Drank gallons of it over the years with
only pleasant effects. An architect like the wine so much that he offered to
design an addition to my house if I taught him to make it himself. I now
have a beautiful 2 story addition, thanks to Black Locust flowers.

After very cold witners, the trees do not blossom here.

Bill, zone 5 in Central PA.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust?


> 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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