Re: Trees/ Honey locust

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• Subject: Re: [SG] Trees/ Honey locust
• From: M* L*
• Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:56:39 -0600
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At 02:28 PM 08/06/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>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

If you're looking for purpose, consider that certain birds impale mice and
other small prey on the thorns for later dining. It also prevents small
children and uggaboogas from climbing and sporting around in the canopy.
Margaret L

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