zogger
Tree Freak
Found this this morning growing in a field I know was mowed down this summer, it is already like two feet and change high. Hope the pics are clear enough to see the leaves and thorns.
Gleditsia tricanthos: so named because of the branching thorns.
Honey locust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yep, that be a honey locust. If it isn't, it sure looks like one to me. Most people know them best as their thornless domesticated variety, the celebrated Shademaster locust. Skyline is popular, too.
Dig the tree right after the leaves have fallen and replant it. They grow fast the first 10 yrs. Then slow down after that.
thanks! I'll put it in a pot in the greenhouse, then find a suitable *remote* location for it next year.
Find someone with a lot of acres...somebody you really don't like too well...Give them a present.
Call it a peace offering, but don't tell them about it. They will really thank you in 25 years.
Looks like locust to me.
I'll just watch it some. Yes, I know they have thorns, we have multiflora here too.
Funny thing about the honey locust: they really aren't too bad to climb.
You need to strip the thorns off with your chainsaw. Use the top of the bar, and sweep the trunk clear of thorns. If you screw up and use the bottom of the bar, you will get punctured repeatedly by all the flying thorns. Once you get about 10'-15' up the tree, almost all the thorns disappear. The canopy has almost no thorns in it.
God help the poor groundies that have to rake up all the thorns though. They will come right through tennis shoes, and thick boots are not really too safe. They will easily go through tractor tires.
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