I would be curious as to what kind of soil(s) the black locust are in where they are blowing over. (Previously mentioned contributor.)
I can't remember seeing a single black locust being blown over in any of our windstorms.
Sylvia
They do drop branches, I'll give you that. Always gotta be extra careful dropping them, keep your eyes up.
Must just be the soil you guys are in, I just tried pulling one over last night (been clearing some hunting land for a buddy) and the D6 broke the tree in half before it pulled the roots outta the ground, no rot inside either.
Roundup seems to kill them around here, right after you cut it drill some holes in the stump and pour some in, and around the base as well. We have Roundup ready crops, not Remedy ready crops, can't have that stuff near the fields.
Around here we have a lot of black locust and, here too, they're among the first to blow down. The tree guy a neighbor brought in to do some major cleanup after Ike said that they were prone to breakage from being weakened at various spots by these;
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/locust/locust.htm
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