Black locust needed

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Wish I could help, just took down my 80'er, will keep you in mind if I get any locust jobs. I really like the wood, not the thorns so much, though.

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Wouldn't ERC be more rot-resistant in the ground?

Not even close, IME. BL has only a couple of rings of sapwood, with all else heart. Hoadley characterizes BL heart as having "abundant tyloses", so all the vessels are tightly closed off to moisture, fungi etc. I've scavenged logs downed 50+ yrs back, that air-dried to excellent fuelwood, some of the very best in fact.

Currently we're on the lookout for BL logs to mill for posts and such for Audubon preserve, because it lasts almost forever, in wet ground.
 

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