Definitely not a softwood. Softwoods have needles. Not locust either. I would lean towards elm as well.My 171 cut it like butter. I’m thinking it’s a soft woodView attachment 980081
Not all doesBlack locust has ridiculous thorns on it.
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Around these parts of Kansas, honey locust has thorns, lots of thorns, clusters of thorns. Black locust has very few thorns and when they do it’s nothing like the thorns on a honey locust. In the end both trees can have or not have thorns, depends on the exact type of cultivar as I understand it.Interesting, thanks.
I've never seen black locust without thorns. Honey locust or other varieties, yes.
It does not matter whether it is black locust, honey locust, or "ooh pooo" locust there are cultivars that will be thorned and thornless. There are always variables and exceptions to the "norm". It is not the same but think of this. A polled bull is bred to 30 polled cows and then 2 years later linebred to the 30 resulting heifers. That is 60 offspring. What do you think the chances are in those 60 offspring there might be a set of horns?Interesting, thanks.
I've never seen black locust without thorns. Honey locust or other varieties, yes.
on subject of some trees of same type with thorns and some without, the black locust thorns if they have any are usually not as thick or long as the honey locust thorns (you can see pic's of such on-line)Some Honey Locust also have large bean pods that some animal will eat when they fall off the tree. Even small Honey Locust sprouts with thorns will cause even the big truck/tractor tires to intermittently leak air and the thorns hard to find or remove from a tire.It does not matter whether it is black locust, honey locust, or "ooh pooo" locust there are cultivars that will be thorned and thornless. There are always variables and exceptions to the "norm". It is not the same but think of this. A polled bull is bred to 30 polled cows and then 2 years later linebred to the 30 resulting heifers. That is 60 offspring. What do you think the chances are in those 60 offspring there might be a set of horns?
A couple months back there was a thread on Locust and I had intended to post a bunch of pics. I did not because it looked to me like the thread might get a bit heated with some being deemed "experts" so I held off.
on subject of some trees of same type with thorns and some without, the black locust thorns if they have any are usually not as thick or long as the honey locust thorns (you can see pic's of such on-line),......
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