I have 2 locust trees in my wooded back yard. I've been watching them every spring thinking they will not come back, but they do. The trunks look nasty, all jacked up, lifeless, bark falling off, but the top 10% still sprouts out green every year. Are these locusts just barely hanging on, postponing the inevitable? I'de love the firewood but I try not to cut green wood, I love my wooded back yard. They are the only locust on my property and I dont want to fell them if there is a chance of new saplings shooting up in the future.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?