tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29088417.post498064727358073608..comments2022-04-03T17:20:16.726-07:00Comments on Living in Season: How to Identify a Black Locust Tree in WinterWaverly Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859246817009371938noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29088417.post-65153625739509708062012-01-03T08:35:57.544-08:002012-01-03T08:35:57.544-08:00I believe the plant that would have fed John the B...I believe the plant that would have fed John the Baptist would have been a false indigo, whose latin name is Baptisa. Also a member of the pea family, Baptisas fix nitrogen and produce bean-like seed pods, though they don't grow nearly as large as black locusts.Salem Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498987282338030771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29088417.post-58144424928878107512011-12-07T08:21:07.310-08:002011-12-07T08:21:07.310-08:00Are you kidding me? Before you plant one, please ...Are you kidding me? Before you plant one, please note the nastiness of their thorns. a four inch thorn impaled itself through my child's wrist, and was embedded through the bone. It put my child in the hospital for three days, and had to be surgically removed. She is lucky to be alive and have use of her hand (after a month of physical therapy), as the thorn missed the major artery, nerves and tendons in her wrist and hand by only a fraction of an inch!<br /><br />We are in the process of ripping the tree out of the yard. It's a slow process as the thorns can easily pierce gloves or shoes. That is one nasty tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29088417.post-17182872337478916732008-04-09T15:41:00.000-07:002008-04-09T15:41:00.000-07:00Black Locust is one of my favorite trees. I have ...Black Locust is one of my favorite trees. I have been trying to find out how to buy one to plant in my yard, but it seems only the honey locusts are sold by nurseries.<BR/><BR/>I tried digging up a black locust baby tree one time - its roots are very shallow but spread widely - I must not have gotten enough of the root system as it did not survive...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058873194920125621noreply@blogger.com