Is this black locust?

[ROME K/G]

Orange color heart wood? Then it's Honey Locust.

 

[lone wolf]

I read thru two pages of replies, and I am seriously disappointed. That is hickory.

No it aint its Honey Locust.

 

[alanbaker]

Nope. Looks like it could be honey locust.

Agreed, black locust has much deeper furrowed bark and wood is a light yellowish green

 

[Smitty Smithsonite]

My northeastern eyes tell me it's either some type of hickory, or a real old cherry tree. But, I'm a mechanic. I'm better at ID'ing leaves than bark, unless it's something blatantly obvious like a white birch or shagbark hickory.

 

[Bill G]

We must of had a thornless honey locust tree in our yard. Based on leaf/stem structure and seed pods along with how they can grow without thorns

They do. Lots of thornless ones here.

 

[Cms_45]

Some looks to be, I've cut lots of Black locust, some honey.
Honey.
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The piles on the left are primarily Black Locust.
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When they are at my house, they are all, the Black's Locust .


Cutting a little Black Locust, easy to see the difference in the bark.

Arborist told me that the there are honey locust with thorns and without. Here is some I have without the thorns.

 

[Splaker]

My northeastern eyes tell me it's either some type of hickory, or a real old cherry tree. But, I'm a mechanic. I'm better at ID'ing leaves than bark, unless it's something blatantly obvious like a white birch or shagbark hickory.

Cherry has a course, flakey bark that comes off easily if you tug at the bark with your fingers. And wood is more reddish. Hickory I'm less familiar with.. but I think not

 

[billyboy]

Doesn’t look like honey locust from my neighborhood. More like silver maple. Can’t really tell from those pics. Show some upper branches or slice one of the rounds open for a look see at the grain. 2 cents worth.

 

[chipper1]

Arborist told me that the there are honey locust with thorns and without. Here is some I have without the thorns.

Yep, there are. I said that above. I also posted a picture of both, the thorns in one and the non-thorned in the post with two pictures.

That looks like it split very nice, most our honey locust is a mess to split, much like elm . But it all burns great .

 

[paul shawnee]

@buzz sawyer

Always enjoyed those matches with Tommy Rich!

 

[dboyd351]

Anyone have a bark identification APP?

Picture This works most of the time

 

[dboyd351]

Yes.
Edit, also them/and the black locust are the first to start dropping leaves in the fall.

and one of the first to flower in the spring

 

[dboyd351]

When you cut a locust around here (or have the wind knock it down) wherever a branch stabs into the ground, a new locust tree will grow.

A friend at work wanted to put up a basketball hoop for his son.
He went to his father's farm, cut a locust, stripped all the bark, and stuck it in the ground, with the hoop bolted on.

Two years later, that locust post started to put out leaves,, then within five years, it had branches,,
When I saw the thing, it was a full grown locust tree,, next to his driveway,, that was after 20 years.
The post regrew all of its bark,,

and they will sprout lots of new saplings in a circle where the parent tree died

 

[chipper1]

and one of the first to flower in the spring

Ours here are alive with bees in the spring, its actually loud.

 

[dboyd351]

Ours here are alive with bees in the spring, its actually loud.

yep I am a beekeeper
A good source of nectar in early spring is very welcome!

 

[unclemoustache]

That bark sure looks like silver maple (not sugar maple) but it also looks like honey locust.
however, the butt end does NOT look like maple, but it DOES look like H.L.

Here is Silver:



Here is Honey:

 

[TRTermite]

and one of the first to flower in the spring

Black Locust is Honey Bee early food as is dandelions.

 

[Brufab]

That bark sure looks like silver maple (not sugar maple) but it also looks like honey locust.
however, the butt end does NOT look like maple, but it DOES look like H.L.

Here is Silver:
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Here is Honey:
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Great side by side comparison

 

[duckman]

Great side by side comparison

 

[duckman]

looks a lot like Bradford pear