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  • From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
  • To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Black Locusts, more....
  • Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 19:41:29 -0700



>> Black locust is poisonous to animals. Why would you want to use it as
>> forage?
>> Cheers, Heide

They are used for rabbit and chicken feed in China; Horses seem to be
particulARLY vulnerable, goats and deer love it. (acc. to Dr. Cheek at OSU &
my observations) Coppice regrowth and inner bark are more toxic. The rules
would seem to be- cut mature branches off for forage, & don't make it an
exclusive diet.
The thorns are worst on young ones and browsed growth. I have no trouble
groveling around under them in my bamboo nursery- my raingear don't leak.
And I eat black locust alla time- flowers & honey!
And... NB, it's a very variable species, there could be low toxicity,
thornless cultivars selected, sort of like has been done with other noxious
legumes like soybean.
Got any other choices for rot-resistant timber you can plant and harvest in
your lifetime in N. America or Eurasia?
-Rick









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