Re: Trees/ Honey locust
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Trees/ Honey locust
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:25:37 -0500
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Well, do you mean not all *black* locust have thorns (I know that...) or not
all *honey* locust have thorns? That's what I was asking about. And it's
easy??! :-?
Thanks!
Diann
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> GeneBush
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:28 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Trees/ Honey locust
>
>
> Hello Diann,
> Not all Locust trees have thorns over the trunks and limbs.
> As to why they developed thorns... can't answer that one...
> my ex-wife had
> them and I never understood what purpose they served.
> Sorry...couldn't resist... just too darn easy.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Diann Barbee Thoma <diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Subject: Re: [SG] Trees
>
>
> > I know some honey locusts get killer (literally) clumps of thorns all up
> > their sides. Do all of them? I also wonder, evolutionarily
> speaking, why
> > these thorns developed. (We suspect they didn't like squirrels, but of
> > course that's our own prejudice....)
> >
> > Diann
>
