I recall reading an article (in 'Pomona'? eslewhere?) that one problem w/
pod palitability was a peppery compound. (Hence the goats which only ate so
much of the pods-- too hot!) Possible to find trees which produce milder
pods?
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From: Jwlehman>
To: nafex@
Subject: [NAFEX] Honeylocust
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:07:42 EDT
Hello all,
A lively discussion has ensued in the Indiana Nut Growers chat net on
Honeylocust. I'm forwarding Donna Hudson's (from Cookeville, TN) e/m on the
subject.
Maybe someone on this net knows details on the attempt to hybridize tamarind
or carob with Honeylocust. Jerry
Donna wrote:
I note the sudden flurry of interest in this group on this topic. I too am
interested in honey locust, but I am interested in the fact that a decade or
so back, someone in the US tried to do some crosses to tamarind or carob, I
forget which now. This story would be worth pursuing, as I think the trees
are fairly closely related. How much work was put into the attempt? Were