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Plant breeders developed grafted honey locust cultivars without thorns and without seeds pods for people to grow in their yards and along streets.
4 weeks ago
Honey locust seed pods
Honey locust seed pods have a sweet nutritious substance surrounding the seeds, but not many animals these days can eat through the tough pods.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gleditsia triacanthos is the scientific name for honey locust, Gleditsia for a German botanist and triacanthos means "three-spined."
1 month ago
The wicked thorns of the honey locust tree
Some scientists theorize the reason that honey locust trees developed thorns is because of the mastodon.
1 month ago
When humans interacted with megafauna
Early human inhabitants of our continent did interact with mammoths, mastodons, saber tooth tigers, and even horses that are no longer here.
1 month ago
The black locust tree: a hardy multitasker
Host Amanda McNulty describes the many uses of black locust trees.
1 month, 1 week ago
Black locust fence posts
Want fence posts that will last for 100 years? Use black locust wood.
1 month, 1 week ago
Gathering black locust tree blossoms
Host Amanda McNulty describes the joys of gathering the fragrant white blossoms of the black locust tree.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The strength of black locust wood
Locust wood is extremely durable and reports say locust fence posts easily last fifty years.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Black locust trees
At first glance, the blossoms of a black locust tree can be mistaken for white wisteria.
1 month, 2 weeks ago