| North American native legume tree, makes its own nitrogen fertilizer. Rapid grower, tolerates poor or dry soils, or clay. Very hard wood, rot resistant, making for fence posts that last 40 years or more. Highest BTU value for firewood. Will continually resprout quickly from the stump if coppiced for firewood or fence post production. White flowers resembling peas, make good bee forage and honey. Dark rugged trunk on a fairly large tree to 60 ft., with a 30 ft. spread. Injured roots will sucker and make new trees. Young branches are very thorny. Zone 4-8. |
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