Do you also see a lot of locust down?
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Honey locust has a reputation for dropping branches in storms, but it sounds like they were uprooted by your post. That may be more due to the ground than the tree.
Matt
Matt
Dune
Minister of Fire
Arround here if you get a good wind a lot of locust blow down. There is a lot of locust here though.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Even healthy Black Locusts can go down pretty easy. They don't have extensive root systems and are brittle so they tend to snap or lose large branches easily. Don't know about other locusts like honey.
Wood Duck
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Woody Stover
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weatherguy
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I dont even see Bl standing never mind down where I live.
What part of the state are you located? Are you closer to the coast?
What part of the state are you located? Are you closer to the coast?
Dune
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weatherguy
Minister of Fire
Dune said:
Seeing how you have some down there and theres a lot on Long Island does BL like sandy soil?
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Seeing how you have some down there and theres a lot on Long Island does BL like sandy soil?[/quote]
The locust by me grow in the moister more rich soiled areas. Previously I lived in an area of LI that had very sandy soil and no locusts at all.
The locust by me grow in the moister more rich soiled areas. Previously I lived in an area of LI that had very sandy soil and no locusts at all.
Dune
Minister of Fire
Loco Gringo
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wood-fan-atic
Minister of Fire
I not really too concerned with the "why?".........I'm just happy that Ive been able to bring about a trailer load home each day for the last 2 weeks. :cheese:
Dune
Minister of Fire
wood-fan-atic said:
Locust is awesome firewood.
Some people are not happy with it, something about hard lighting, but I love it.
During big storms I sometimes get so much wood that I can't process it all for years.
When I finaly get to the bottom of the piles, the locust is perfect, but red oak is punky.
n3pro
Minister of Fire
YES! We have lots of locust at our one property and almost every storm we have pieces breaking off. They also seem to be good lightning rods. Unfortunately they're usually crummy pieces but I have gotten quite a bit from time to time.
Rich_CT
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I was wondering the same. 3 trees came down on my property thanks to Irene, 2 were black locust.
Rich
Rich
wood-fan-atic
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Dune said:
YEP, it stays solid forever. i pulled some rounds out of the woods at my job - they were on the ground for a year or 2 - and they were perfect - no rot, no punky areas - just as if they were cut yesterday. I cant believe my ears when I hear some folks dont like it. If I could only have 2 types of wood for the rest of my life - they would be ash and black locust. Burn GREAT and season in a year - what could be better? (considering there is no osage orange on L.I.) :sick:
weatherguy said:
Since it is a legume, BL can grow in crappy, and even disturbed soil quite easily. They add nitrogen to the soil and can alter sensitive ecosystems by crowding out native plants that have adapted to growing in soils that other trees could not survive in.
Matt
White oak, locust, maple and hickory (I think) down for 2013-2014. Thanks Irene. Someone please, feel bad for me.
cygnus
Feeling the Heat
I've seen a fair amount of Locust (black and honey) blown off of trees but only 1-2 among the 15-20 I've seen uprooted.
For that matter, broken limbs from Silver Maple outnumbered anything I saw. Uprooted trees were mostly Sycamore and Oak that should not have been planted in the narrow strip between the street and sidewalk.
For that matter, broken limbs from Silver Maple outnumbered anything I saw. Uprooted trees were mostly Sycamore and Oak that should not have been planted in the narrow strip between the street and sidewalk.
DanCorcoran
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The only one I've seen down is the one that fell on my cabin in April. Split two of the roof beams and assorted other damage for a total of $8,400. All repaired now, but thank goodness for insurance. If anyone had been in that bed when the tree fell, we'd have had another load of laundry...
In the first photo, the piece that's in direct sun is the one that did the major damage. It broke off and rolled down the roof onto the ground.
In the first photo, the piece that's in direct sun is the one that did the major damage. It broke off and rolled down the roof onto the ground.
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