I'd love to trade, could you email me a list of seeds you have and we can work out a trade? I can get you either cuttings or freshly ripe seed. BTW, black locust is a awesome tree, i've been thinking about planting a bunch more of them. *N2 fixer *excellent coppice plant *once coppiced, the best fence posts in north america *best firewood in north america *good chicken forage *good honey bee forage

As stated in the previous posts, the appearance of these types of mushrooms on a black locust is indicative of heartwood rot. And heartwood rot is incurable. The tree is dying but may take a number of years before it fails completely. The immediate concern is that trees with heartwood rot are structurally unstable and prone to wind breakage and dropping limbs. I'd consider removal if sited where it could fall on the house, cars or passersby.

Bee Awesome: You've probably seen them and not recognized them. The thornless varieties of honeylocust are among the most popular street trees planted nowadays. They have sparse fern-like compound leaves and look leggy. Major selling points are they are VERY salt tolerant, their sparse foliage means they are easy to plant under, and they tolerate being planted in tiny squares in sidewalks. Not known for flowers, and actually not great nitrogen fixers. You are probably thinking of Black Locust. (Which is a GREAT nitrogen fixer and invasive species) There is a theory that they evolved to use wild horses to spread their seeds...but then the early Native Americans hunted horses to extinction in North America. Nothing still extant and native to North America really likes their pods, but their pods are full of sugary goo that is believed to be trying to attract something. They sucker...if you post in a local regional forum you can probably find someone who will let you dig up unwanted suckers. What kind of locust? Thornless Honeylocust on the Tree Guide at arborday.org

I am working on a hedgerow, researching the various plants that are preferably native to my area and that provide food for birds and wildlife (bayberries, for example) and some for me (elderberry). But I also am including food for the soul, like bushes and trees with fragrant flowers (like black locust). I've got a list of seeds for some native shrubs and trees that I will be starting this winter. I did decide that I would no longer bother with a traditional veggie row garden at all. I got great results from plants in large containers this summer, so I will do that for the traditional veggies next year. I am planning how to convert my old row garden into a grove. This will be partially watered by my washing machine water. OTOH, I am collecting seeds for a very large flower bed for the front of the yard in the area that gets the lushest grass. These are flowering plants I hope to harvest seeds from to sell. Not permaculture, but I hope this will mean less watering and I know it will mean less mowing.