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Can I ask a question about black locust trees, if anyone has any experience? I have planted a series for future firewood. After the first year and in the winter I removed all side branches on the bottom third of the main trunk. I have to say that the trunk and branches are covered with lethal thorns. I new they would be thorny but they grow so fast and are considered a hardwood so I couldn't resist them. What I want to ask is, is there an easy way to remove the thorns when they are ready to be cut down for firewood? Also, I have seen that there are Honey Locust that can be grown for firewood. Does anyone know what the thorns are like on these and would they be easier to deal with?
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I'm new to this forum and growing trees in general and I could do with some advice. I have three fields and I want to become self sufficient for firewood for heating/hotwater/cooking in a woodburner w water jacket and rayburn. I have planted one of the fields with mixed willow and the other half in black locust which I grew from seed from ebay (no idea what variety). I have now become aware that the speed of growth depends on the variety and that there are some even faster growing hybrids out there. I would now like to plant another 2 acres of Black Locust but with e fast growing hybrid. I saw this page that refers to a study of different varieties/hybrids and I am now trying to find the "Tulln 81-62" variety that apparently can only be propagated from suckers. Here is the link to the research: Black locust | waldwissen.net Although thorns are a big issue with these trees, I can't find anything that matches the stats for these trees in terms of energy per square metre per year. Any idea how I might track this hybrid down? Is anybody growing this hybrid over here? Thanks everyone.
