Thanks, all. I'll let it go into the pond. Hedge (osage orange) is another really hard and long-lasting wood. It also makes a really hot fire. This particular locust is thornless. I have several with no thorns while others are a nightmare. I can't tell you how many tires I've repaired. Some don't bear all those pods either. An old farmer told me that honey locust are male or female, the males having no thorns needed to protect the fruit. From what I've read, I don't know if that's right or not, but some trees have a preponderance of male flowers over female flowers.
Regardless, I have an enormous amount of dying trees of all types on my property. I'm losing elms at an alarming rate.
