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["David Doud" <doudone@netusa1.net>]

Art - Honey Locust, (Gleditsia trancanthos) - is a medium to large tree that
often has the thorns you speak of - there is great variation in the amount
of thorns between specimans and thornless selections have been made for the
ornamental trade - it is a pretty good tree tht furnishes light shade - it
is possible to grow partial shade tolerant species under it -
Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia) is the fence post tree - wood is quite
rot resistant,  very hard,  and is actually the best of the two specie for
honey production (a very good honey from its nectar) - it is a medium tree
and usually has small (rose size) thorns,  particularly on young wood -
often seen along inter-state haighways - is a legume - usually 'poor' form -
spreads by root suckering - a useful tree,  but not generally used for
'shade' - regards,      DOUD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Petrzelka" <art@complum.com>
To: <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>; "North American Fruit Explorers"
<nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Trees resistant to vert.wilt


> On Friday 04 July 2003 23:01, fuwa fuwa usagi wrote:
> > fuzzy in some families.    Locust trees are an example, some are listed
as
> > suceptible but they vary, what is listed on one list as suceptible is
> > considered resistant on another.
>
> Could that be because nobody can agree which name goes with which species
for
> locust?
>
> What is honey locust in one part of the country has long spiky thorns that
can
> go through tractor tires and is an invasive pest...
>  while in another part of the country, honey locust is great for
fenceposts
> and should be planted more to encourage a better stand ?
> --
> Art Petrzelka
> Amana, Iowa
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