Honey Locust Thorns

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What I'm guessing is that deer eat the seed pods.
Then they poop around the area where we feed cattle.
That's where more and more of the saplings are coming up.
They seem to grow a lot faster than other trees.
Almost like a weed.
 

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If you have all the pieces out of the wound, you can take a bandage and put some sugar on it, and put some turpentine on the sugar and put the bandage on the wound and tomorrow morning it will not be sore anymore.


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My grandparents generation put Coal Oil for any type wound (To sterilize it)

As cure-all[edit]
Coal oil was once used as an internal and topical home remedy as a general cure-all for many ailments, including coughs, flu, cuts, abrasions, and wounds. Internal applications were administered by adding this toxic petroleum product to sugar cubes, molasses, honey or some other substance to mask the taste, while topical applications were applied adding to bandages or by pouring the coal oil directly on the affected area.[9]
 
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My grandparents generation put Coal Oil for any type wound (To sterilize it)

As cure-all[edit]
Coal oil was once used as an internal and topical home remedy as a general cure-all for many ailments, including coughs, flu, cuts, abrasions, and wounds. Internal applications were administered by adding this toxic petroleum product to sugar cubes, molasses, honey or some other substance to mask the taste, while topical applications were applied adding to bandages or by pouring the coal oil directly on the affected area.[9]
So was goose grease and skunk oil. YUK!
 

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What I'm guessing is that deer eat the seed pods.
Then they poop around the area where we feed cattle.
That's where more and more of the saplings are coming up.
They seem to grow a lot faster than other trees.
Almost like a weed.

I have some Black Locust on my place. I think they spread underground, like Sumac and Aspens, and Bermuda grass. I think a grove of Locusts is all the same plant.
 

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I have some Black Locust on my place. I think they spread underground, like Sumac and Aspens, and Bermuda grass. I think a grove of Locusts is all the same plant.
I believe you're correct. A fella told me that the sprouts come up from the roots of existing trees. I think that's where the Tordon comes into play. Paint the stump and it kills the root system.
 

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Honey locust is the honey badger of the plant kindom and "it don't care" about your complaints.
In fact it is laughing at y'all.

The pole saw recommendation sounds useful. I think I'd be at harbor freight tomorrow getting one, if I were going to try tackling these monsters.
 
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