Thread: Locust

Not all varieties of black locust have thorns, they definately are not slick barked. I've set hundreds of them for fence posts, they last for years and years in the ground. Honey locust are a different animal though, coverd with thorns.

Originally Posted by justinp61

Not all varieties of black locust have thorns, they definately are not slick barked. I've set hundreds of them for fence posts, they last for years and years in the ground. Honey locust are a different animal though, coverd with thorns.

My guess is that it was an inmature honey locust,really don't matter what variety as long as it holds fish.

Originally Posted by justinp61

Not all varieties of black locust have thorns, they definately are not slick barked. I've set hundreds of them for fence posts, they last for years and years in the ground. Honey locust are a different animal though, coverd with thorns.

i have too and it will last forever nearly in the ground. and one of the "softer woods?" i don't think so. it's one of the harder woods. and a timber man told me and i forget which but the male has thorns and the female doesn't. the locust tree that we made fence posts out of had shorter thorns than the locust you see with the very long and very sharp thorns that will last forever. indians probably made needles out of them.

Anyone that thinks black locust is a soft wood hasn't tried to drive steeples into a seasoned one : ).