Honey locust wood

What is honey locust wood good for?
Is honey locust wood good for furniture?
Is honey locust a good firewood?
Is honey locust wood good for smoking meat?
How can you tell a honey locust?
Are locust trees worth money?
How do you kill honey locusts?
Is honey locust safe?
How long will a locust post last?

What is honey locust wood good for?

Few uses are listed for honey locust. As somewhat durable, the species has been used for posts and rails. With a density and mechanical properties similar to red oak, it could likely be substituted for many of the domestic and industrial applications for this species.

Is honey locust wood good for furniture?

Rot Resistance: Rated as moderately durable to durable; susceptible to insect attacks. Workability: Honey Locust can be difficult to work with hand and machine tools on account of its density, though it generally produces good results. Turns, glues, stains, and finishes well.

Is honey locust a good firewood?

Honey locust turns out to be a pretty optimal firewood (as long as you're careful not to jab yourself with the thorns). At 26.7 million BTUs per cord, it burns nearly as hot as black locust (27.9) and is much easier to split.

Is honey locust wood good for smoking meat?

Smoking Fanatic

Honey and black locust are very good woods for heating stoves. I, myself, love to heat with them. If there is anyone around who heats with wood, they might be willing to help you out with the disposal of the trees.

How can you tell a honey locust?

Honey locust trees have a short or arched main trunk shape, and the branches and stems grow off it in zig-zag formation like that of the black locust tree. So although the growth patterns are similar, if the trunk of a tree you are working to identify is arched, that tree must be a honey locust tree.

Are locust trees worth money?

Black Locust wood contains natural organic compounds that resist rot for 100 years or more, which makes these trees an extremely valuable and environmentally friendly tree. It is the perfect wood for fence and deck posts.

How do you kill honey locusts?

Herbicides -- When applied to a hole drilled in the stump of a recently felled honey locust, the herbicides picloram and triclopyr will quickly and efficiently kill the tree. These herbicides can also be painted onto the bark at the base of young trees to kill them, although this is largely ineffective on older trees.

Is honey locust safe?

The pulp on the inside of the pods is edible (unlike the black locust, which is toxic) and consumed by wildlife and livestock. Despite its name, the honey locust is not a significant honey plant.

How long will a locust post last?

Locust might last for 20 years in a wet location; longer if dry. Treated pine may also be graded, so that you know the design strength. Certainly for ground contact, use treated pine.