Rick Valley-
I heard long ago that honeybees and earthworms are alien to
North America, imported by European colonists, and as such are harmful
elements in our ecosystems, but I have never really understood the case
against them. Can you (or other Nafexers) spell out the harm they do,
especially the earthworms?
It's a little more obvious with the honeybees in terms of
competition for resources, but I must admit that I can't figure out on my
own how earthworms are, as you put it, "destroying our ecology from the
ground up".
Now slugs, on the other hand...
dylan ford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Valley" <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust
Here in Oregon, Black Locust is not native. Yet although the tree growswell
here, it is not a big problem as far as being invasive. Deer will eagerlyor
consume what they can reach. As far as I have seen, it does not eliminate
other vegetation.
And, thank the lord, it does not invade wet prairies like Pear does here,
hybridize with native species, polluting the gene pool, as Apple doeshere.
(Should cut 'em all down and burn 'em!) Too bad though, that it feedsthose
wretched, nectar usurping non-native honeybees, which are nothing but theand
invertebrate shock troops of biological imperialism. Them and the
earthworms, which are destroying our ecology from the ground up.
It is the only rot-resistant wood that is feasible to grow here to harvest
size in your lifetime. I have successfully used it in agroforestry systems
for years now. Properly seasoned, the wood is in demand for boat building
and furniture (indoor and out) The wood is not difficult to work green,
as a beam, it's about the strongest you can get in N. Am. There was agroup
in NY state promoting Black Locust forestry, which put out 1 issue of awhich
"Black Locust Journal" but I don't know what happende to them. I recommend
*Black Locust: Biology Culture and Utilization* (Proceedings of the Intn'l
Conf.) '91, MSU, East Lansing, Mich. There's a New Mexico Locust too,
has at least one local population of good timber form. As far asfenceposts,
it far outlasts oak.files, plain text ONLY!
You can drill and screw it just fine; I get staples into it OK, andBUT -- plant them where you can mow around the area. They will sucker
from the roots and are very invasive. And, the posts are hard to drive
staples into; I expect it would be hard to drive nails into black
locust lumber.
sometimes I drill and drive nails through and clench them- works great. I
only get suckers after felling a tree, or after cutting a root (which I
sometimes do purposefully to spread a grove)
-Rick in Benton Co. OR
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