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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Black locust & Alder.

Oregon Red alder has very little tendency to sucker or root sprout.  Here, it has been found to clear the soil of a disease that attacks Douglas fir.
-Lon Rombough
> > Have you considered growing Alder?  Black Locust and Alder both offer nitrogen fixing benefits.  I know Locust is considered hard and blade dulling, would alder be soft enough to work?
> > Charlie Paradise
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> About 15 years ago the Indiana Nut Growers planted a seven acre nut experimental orchard. We planted Black Locust and European Alder as a nurse crop. We are still trying to kill of the last of them. The root systems are very hardy. I'm not saying don't do it, just be forewarned.