About this episode
This episode discusses the characteristics and uses of the Black Locust tree, including its durability and invasive nature.
Today I feature Black Locust and talk about how it was/is used for tree nails, how it resists rot for a hundred years in ground contact and how it invades and colonizes the soil around it for total world domination. Its a tough and imperialistic tree, what is not to love?
People in this episode
Host: Shannon Rogers
Topics covered
- Black Locust
- tree nails
- rot resistance
- soil colonization
- imperialistic trees
Keywords
- Black Locust
- tree nails
- rot resistance
- invasive species
- durability
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Black Locust
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