We had blak locust plant itself in our orchard. We pollard 1/3 of that tree every year. The apple trees nearest it are amazingly healthy and produce loads of apples (from the nitrogen being released from the roots). We grew more from seed and have interplanted them amongst the other trees, and pollard (or coppice, depends) them every year, too. they're finally big enough that we have garden stakes and some firewood, too.
@WEBTEAM1000
7 ай бұрын
Realest youtube short I've seen in a while. Good job mate.
@mike70688
6 ай бұрын
Splits easily
@jamesjohnson6239
7 ай бұрын
Its a legume black locust fixes its own nitrogen the tree is a pioneer species 😊
@slappy8941
6 ай бұрын
Bro, punctuation is free.
@leescheeler1503
6 ай бұрын
So slappy has appointed himself your fifth grade English teacher 😂😂😂what a narcissist😮😮😮😮@@slappy8941
@pattidrier9593
6 ай бұрын
You forgot about the wicked thorns😢. And they frequently grow twisted and crooked. I put some in a wet area for fence posts. Every post I put in there rotted quickly. But not the black locust! 60 years later they are all still there with several becoming trees.
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
The thorns are worth the benefits for us.
@4mbrad642
7 ай бұрын
You're right! I know because i've planted 29 of them.
@redhawk98
7 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I think I’m going to have to plant some!
@gregoryluc2876
6 ай бұрын
It make a really good bow too.
@adamgeorge37
7 ай бұрын
i knew an old farmer who told me they could last 50-60 years as a fence post.
@vieuxacadian9455
6 ай бұрын
Makes great traditional archery bows !
@ArrrSea
6 ай бұрын
I use them for bows, they have poisonous parts, thorns when they are young, but not as bad as honey locust. Thorns disappear later. Heavy dense wood. Farms selling in carolina sell BL fenceposts first
@randycarstens1100
6 ай бұрын
I believe Thomas Jefferson specs black locust for the pinnacles at Monticello. They lasted like 150 years. The Park service replaced them with pine that rotted in under 20. The seed pods get trapped and drop their seeds on the stem. The old dried pod sounds like a locust when the wind blows.
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
Cool history! But sad
@beekeeper7535
6 ай бұрын
Locust honey is the best
@wadepettigrew5321
6 ай бұрын
I have a honey locust in my yard. When the bees are on it, it sounds unbelievable, like the whole huge tree is going to lift off from all the buzzing
@gdaddy5193
5 ай бұрын
I lived on long Island and all we had to do was not mow in a spot and a locust would grow. We used it for everything. Oddly we also had cherry trees spontaneously pop up. There was a waiting list of friends waiting for a tree to transplant.
@Green.Country.Agroforestry
5 ай бұрын
We actually sell our 'weeds' .. locust, redbud, maple, and pecan trees. It hasn't paid for the house _yet_ .. but it might 😎
@spookyskeleton216
6 ай бұрын
When i was a kid we used black locust in the wood stove and it warped the steel plates on the inside the house was so hot that night after that we would mix it.
@bryannakvinda8411
6 ай бұрын
I have around 100 of them
@kingpest13
6 ай бұрын
You can make a great sweet tea with the flowers, fantastic
@Green.Country.Agroforestry
5 ай бұрын
Last I checked, we had 5 locusts and 7 redbuds left in our inventory .. just about sold out before everything broke dormancy this year 👍 In the succession of blooms, locusts follow the redbuds, which follow the maples - nectar and pollen from Maple trees is what gets their year started .. Sold out of those already. We will have more next year, though, no worries!
@lovesloudcars
5 ай бұрын
I've only heard about a redbud tree from the Mark Knopfler song of the same title . I'd love to have black locust grow where I live. I doubt they'd survive the winter.
@randyschock7374
6 ай бұрын
I want an electric guitar body made out of black locust
@ericbuxton711
6 ай бұрын
Good hot, burning wood. But a lot of times it’s hollow and full of ants
@quinnmullally4979
7 ай бұрын
These are invasive in many parts of the United States and new trees are very thorny can grow quickly like weeds. I had to clear out hundreds of young black locus in the Great Lakes region due to them being invasive and the thorns hurt when they prick you!
@charlesbailey462
6 ай бұрын
Yep, they’re considered invasive in my area also.
@andrewjames5925
6 ай бұрын
Black is way better then white oak for rot and some of the best firewood out there also a beautiful wood when milled the right way one of my favorite woods
@slappy8941
6 ай бұрын
Bro, then and than are different words with different meanings, and you've got them switched.
@andrewjames5925
5 ай бұрын
@@slappy8941 hahahhahahahhahahahah You took the time out your day to correct my then and than 😂 it’s a KZitem comment not a written essay.
@Mightyeldo
3 ай бұрын
@@andrewjames5925I had no idea or completely forgot “than” was even a word.
@Mightyeldo
3 ай бұрын
I hope I forget again soon
@lovesloudcars
5 ай бұрын
Will it grow and survive ground frost? Id love to grow some but being 500 miles north of Montana i doubt they'd survive the winter frost.
@larryg.4398
6 ай бұрын
I was looking for them online and it says that they are toxic. I read it on the internet so it has to be true 😁 but I think some of the things I read made it so I don’t think I’ll be tasting it . Some of the things that I read were from the U.S. department of agriculture
@Richard-j3z
5 ай бұрын
Black locust lasts like cedar does my father used to split it for fence posts and it lasts in the ground even better than cedar
@purocuyu
6 ай бұрын
Could you make 2x4s out of them?
@Peter-f2m
6 ай бұрын
Yes…. But the grain tends to be twisty so you have to pick through and find pieces that have a straighter grain. They also tend to have a lot of checking ( where the grain separates on the surface). But I have my back yard fence done with 4x4 x12 locust posts cut fresh from the local sawmill guy and they are as good now as the day they were cut 25 years ago. Not a hint of rot.
@beastieboi7571
6 ай бұрын
They are also an invasive species and require herbicide to control
@bmoturtleco
3 ай бұрын
Can you build with it? Can it be used for lumber? Like framing and construction.
@wholesystems
3 ай бұрын
People use it for decking, we’ve. Done parts of timber frames with it. Round wood building.. but it moves a lot.
@jill7717
6 ай бұрын
I’m trying to find the tree in my language, could you help me? Is this the tree you are talking about? The Robinia pseudoacacia, the Black Locust or False Acacia has an unevenly pinnate leaf about 25 cm long. Its cream-white, scented flowers appear in the middle of June, in racemes that later develop into leathery, flat, red-brown pods about 10 cm long. Thank you!
@pjkammer6801
5 ай бұрын
they also fix nitrogen
@miggz8487
5 ай бұрын
It’s invasive too
@bridgettewood1713
6 ай бұрын
So where can I find this tree to buy?
@Green.Country.Agroforestry
5 ай бұрын
We sell them google this channel name!
@Ivan-kd5zw
6 ай бұрын
I think is the same tree us mexicans eat the leaves are eaten too!!
@stabber8156
6 ай бұрын
where are the thorns ? The flowers dont look at all like this.
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
They have thorns.
@johnd7108
5 ай бұрын
You're probably thinking about honey locust. Big thorns and small green flowers
@Salty_TaterTodd
5 ай бұрын
Why cut them when they’re soooo small still 💆🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️. Gotta go for the long game
@michaelfoye1135
6 ай бұрын
Poisonous to humans, dogs and horses. Grows uncontrollably, and is very difficult to eradicate when it becomes undesirable dur to these traits.
@tribalwind
6 ай бұрын
The sapwood rots just as fast as pine
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
Indeed, luckily these are 4/5 heartwood or so.
@Pals777
6 ай бұрын
@@wholesystems Do you know if they will grow in Alaska?
@RoseChilcutt
7 ай бұрын
Isn't the locust family considered invasive species? Check with your local Conservation Department.
@wholesystems
7 ай бұрын
In some places, here it’s out competes others less than white pine and alder tend to. But it’s a strong super valuable grower.
@RoseChilcutt
7 ай бұрын
@@wholesystems l just have the image of the burning eucalyptus trees in California. Was planted, late 1800s, turned invasive, pushing out the native trees and cought fire, the last 20+years. . Then there's the multifloral rose the Missouri Conservation Department by the bushel basket full, early 60s. Idea being to plant hedgerows for quail winter food and shelter. Pastures filled with the stuff. It's wicked. Birds eat the hips, then poop. Hurray, we got another bush. Now as a farmer's kid, I see the point of fence posts and honey. I also spent alot of time digging up multiflora in oatfeilds as a kid. Just asking about the potential loss of habitat for indigenous flora. Thank you for the amazing prompt response. Live well and prosper.
@MisterMick113
5 ай бұрын
Yes it is. All depends on where you are
@keebler7597
7 ай бұрын
I'll take a burger. Wait.....
@beingsneaky
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, no. classified as an invasive species in canada.
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
here as well, but it's not. You find the 1-3 locusts in dooryards of 1800's farm houses, and no other locusts, same as its been here for centuries. The "invasive" charge is often BS and overblown.
@MisterMick113
5 ай бұрын
@@wholesystemsyeah no, it is an invasive species. While endemic to parts of the US, it's invasive in others. Only ignorant fools think it's overblown
@dantheokiesooner7048
6 ай бұрын
What about honey locust
@kirkpowell8301
6 ай бұрын
Why cut them down save them use pine in your fire
@wholesystems
6 ай бұрын
Pine is about the last choice for firewood - it leaves a lot of creosote and not much of a coal bed. Lots of work for little heat. Hard woods are what you want to heat your home.
@ohgiesel
7 ай бұрын
Lol grow honey
@kennethtodd5873
5 ай бұрын
Lasts two years longer than stone... they say
@jeffvincent6772
6 ай бұрын
You got the wrong wood that's black walnut black locust has great big thorns on it
@slappy8941
6 ай бұрын
No, he's got it right.
@seanvanwallegham2108
6 ай бұрын
I have a wood boiler, best wood to burn ,easier to find than elm or ash
@robertherronii4773
6 ай бұрын
I thought osage orange was poisonous to burn as firewood?
@davidmcquiston6769
6 ай бұрын
Not at all. Cooked and heated with Osage orange past 40 years.
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