honey locust seeds

[tashak]

Anyone need honey locust seeds? (Or so the neighbors identify them.) This time of year I have quite a few of their seed pods on my place.
Also--does anyone have recipes for them? I understand the Paiute used to consider them edible.

[TennOC]

It's the pulp inside the pods that has the "honey". Get them as soon as they're brown. Scrape out the pulp seperate from the pods and seeds. Some trees are sweeter than others, so taste.

[Photodeb]

Tashak,

Are your Honey Locust seeds still available? I have some prickly pear seeds (yellow flowers) or some bluish, purple (Grandpa Ott, I think) Morning Glory seeds or Moonflower seeds available to trade. If not, I'd be happy to SASE.
Just getting into the gardening after being away for awhile, so no veggie seeds to trade yet unfortunately.
Thanks,
Photodeb

[tashak]

At this point, they've been out in the yard in their pods, alternately freezing and thawing, lol.
If you want to try them anyway now, SASE sounds fine. Perhaps the weight would be less if I took them out of the pods? Or if you want only fresh pods, that will be next fall. Let me know.
Oh--forecast here is for more snow and wind next two days, then possibly again this weekend, so there's a good chance I won't be getting to post office then. (Semi-rural, driving-averse in bad weather)

[Cliff Timmons]

Are you guys sure you want to plant those old things?

Gads, I give anything not to have Honey Locust on my property.

[Gary]

Honey Locust
The Honey Locust, a relative of the Black Locust can provide a sweet, natural treat. After the sweet scented flowers have dropped, pea-like pods form and hang from the branches. When quite small (3-6 inches) these can be picked and dried in the sun until the pods are black or dark brown and then can be stored. They can be chewed like sugar cane. My grandmother bought them quite often as a child in Britain, she says they are good, sweet and crunchy. The pods should be gathered before the seeds start forming, after that they lose their sweetness. Watch out for the thorns on locusts, they can give you a good jab. http://ecsong.ca/vol1no2.html#B


Locust Trees – In this segment we explain the differences between two trees known as Locusts, Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and Honey Locust (Gleditsia triancanthos). Honey Locust has huge thorns usually three pronged and in lengths up to 9 inches. Trees vary in their amount of thorniness, from completely thornless to being densely armed with them. The leaves of Honey Locust can be either once pinnately compound or twice pinnately compound. Leaflets are small and sort of glossy green. The flowers can be either male or female on separate trees or separate branches. The female flowers produce long pods that have a sweetish pulp that imparts the common name of Honey Locust. Honey Locust is tolerant of a wide range of soil and climatic conditions. Only the improved cultivars of this species should be planted. A couple of thornless and fruitless selections are 'Skyline' and 'Shademaster'.

Black Locust differs from the Honey Locust by having spines or prickles that are only an inch in length, large fragrant white flowers in spring and once pinnately compound leaves with rounded dull green leaflets. It is not a desirable landscape tree for a number of reasons. The spines are present even on young plants, it is routinely attacked by locust borers and it has a terrible habit of suckering to form thickets. http://home.okstate.edu/Okstate/dasnr/hort/hortlahome.nsf/toc/january

[tashak]

Thanks.
Now I'm wondering if mine are honey locusts or black locusts, and waiting for them to leaf out to check leaves. (The neighbor and real estate gal who said they were honey locusts in '99 haven't been proven to be too reliable/factual in some things, I've discovered over the years. Remind me not to take other people's word as fact in all things.)

[ALAN B .]

TASHANK and GARY ; I've heard for years , they make good livestock feed and always wanted to try them but could't find them !! I would love to try some seed pods from both of you ..... Send anytime and advise me what you need in exchange , ALAN B , new JR. Member @ Tamarack Ranch 707 N. 7 th. Blythe , CA. 92226 Thanking both you in advance ! ! !

[tashak]

Alan, those trees here haven't leafed out yet so it may be awhile (like fall) before there are pods. There might be one or two drifting around the yard in the wind, but I don't know how viable they would be even if they have the beans in the pods.
Post or email again in a few more months, okay?

[ALAN B .]

TASHAK ; Time flys and my mature mind will not remember to do this !!! please put my name in your book and advise me when and a price , trade or whatever ?? ALAN B ..... E-mail bebop@i10net.com