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["Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Alan,  They don't come true to seeds.  Our trees are all grafted.  
Hidden Springs Nursery sells a couple of varieties of grafted trees. 
online catalog at Hidden Springs Nursery.
     About 25% of seedlings are thorny, and as with most hybrids, you
     will get wide variation in pod size and productivity.    Hector
     Black  zone 6 middle TN

On Sun,  2 Mar 2008 11:29:08 -0500, athagan@atlantic.net said:
> This is very interesting because I was about to ask about their  
> nitrogen fixing capabilities.  I had read they had no nodulation and  
> thus it was unknown as to whether there was any nitrogen fixation  
> happening.
> 
> Does the Calhous variety come true from seed and would it be possible  
> to obtain some?  This might make a nice addition to the perennial  
> peanut planting I'm working on.  I seldom see a locust tree around  
> here, but there are a few so I'm pretty sure they'll tolerate the  
> climate.
> 
> .....Alan.
> 
>      From: Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
> > We've grown honey locust for 25 years.  Calhoun has been the most   
> > productive for us, producing very large pods regularly.   Milwood   
> > has smaller pods and fewer.  There may be quite a bit of variation   
> > in different areas.  I believe Calhoun came from Georgia, near Villa  
> >  Rica northwest from Atlanta.  TVA was interested in them for   
> > fermentation in to alcohol for fuel, but found there was some   
> > chemical inhibitor in the pods.  They ferment, but do not change all  
> >  the sugar to alcohol.  Seems like animals like the pods if they're   
> > ground up.
> >     I also read that no one knew how their nitrogen fixing   
> > capability worked.  (They are legumes).  No nodules to be found.    
> > Seems they have a more primitive relationship with the nitrogen   
> > fixing bacteria on the roots, and nodules don't form but they're   
> > there and do improve the soil.
> >    Hector Black zone 6, middle TN
> 
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