Ditto on the Bradfords. I planted a bunch about 10 years ago and already starting to have limbs break off in the wind, etc. I am not in favor of Black (or Honey) Locust. They are very invasive. I had eleven of them on a point near the lake when I moved there. Now I have hundreds and hundreds. I have an active program to spray and kill them, but it is difficult. I am a big fan of Bald Cypress, red and white oak (not black oak) and pecan and hickory.
If I planted Bald Cypress or weaping willow I would not put them near the water. Since I have more runoff than I need I plant these trees in the valleys or draws of the watershed leading to the lake, but away from the lake. I have cut all of the big ones down and used them for firewood.
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