Black locust is a member of the legume family; it can “fix nitrogen” in the soil. It is native to the Appalachian Mountains, from Pennsylvania to Alabama. However, in the last century, it has spread ...

When I told her about the black locust fence posts, that after fifty years you dig them up and just replant them upside down for another fifty years, she finished my sentence before I could get to the ...

One cousin had a shed with posts made of black locust, and although she’s not with us, the posts are probably still happily holding up that roof. Locust wood is extremely durable and reports say ...