tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4853997710001029677..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Black Locust TreesNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52981101913725776172014-06-27T05:25:06.238-04:002014-06-27T05:25:06.238-04:00such a beautiful tree!
i'll add it to my wish ...such a beautiful tree!<br />i'll add it to my wish list.Karen L Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984916879007662549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28101918175616514662014-06-23T18:47:19.879-04:002014-06-23T18:47:19.879-04:00Thanks! Not 'beautifully composed' but luc...Thanks! Not 'beautifully composed' but lucky shot from the iPhone. I took many before I got a good one. :<))Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66552797384141793872014-06-23T18:46:32.417-04:002014-06-23T18:46:32.417-04:00Iris are so cheery. They are all over our land.Iris are so cheery. They are all over our land.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53502228025289938462014-06-23T16:43:40.043-04:002014-06-23T16:43:40.043-04:00Nan, The Iris photo is spectacular! And beautifull...Nan, The Iris photo is spectacular! And beautifully composed.Judi's brothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29814840905514933452014-06-22T12:16:52.738-04:002014-06-22T12:16:52.738-04:00Nan, Your iris is gorgeous. As was the lilac. I ha...Nan, Your iris is gorgeous. As was the lilac. I have few flowers in my garden (too much shade), but I have iris and lilacs. MaryMary Ronan Drewhttp://maryslibrary.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-42705653030660718612014-06-21T15:51:26.040-04:002014-06-21T15:51:26.040-04:00I bet locust honey would be THE best!I bet locust honey would be THE best!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33275375898925771912014-06-21T15:50:59.376-04:002014-06-21T15:50:59.376-04:00I don't think it is like a Linden, though I...I don't think it is like a Linden, though I've seen only one L. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-83587098578302567052014-06-21T15:50:27.977-04:002014-06-21T15:50:27.977-04:00I'm glad they are beloved somewhere!! I've...I'm glad they are beloved somewhere!! I've seen Gingkos but not around here. I'll look into all the ones you mentioned. I loved reading this. Thanks.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70289174504011057382014-06-21T15:49:24.231-04:002014-06-21T15:49:24.231-04:00So happy you are seeing the spring flowers. Wouldn...So happy you are seeing the spring flowers. Wouldn't it be fun for you to do an Edwin Way Teale trip and follow the spring or summer or fall around the country?!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74799001902161477412014-06-21T15:48:22.533-04:002014-06-21T15:48:22.533-04:00They stayed a long time, filling the air with that...They stayed a long time, filling the air with that fragranceNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-14971709868684692292014-06-21T15:47:52.259-04:002014-06-21T15:47:52.259-04:00They also get uprooted in fierce windstorms. I thi...They also get uprooted in fierce windstorms. I think their roots don't go as deep as some trees.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7331180840158313672014-06-21T15:47:02.083-04:002014-06-21T15:47:02.083-04:00There is a honey locust we planted once at our old...There is a honey locust we planted once at our old house. It is nice, but not the same or as wonderful, methinks, as the black locust. If you go to google images and search each one you can see them. I'm sure you are earlier in PA. Most everywhere is earlier than us! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5066179099944506622014-06-21T15:43:41.090-04:002014-06-21T15:43:41.090-04:00I've never read it, and will go search it out....I've never read it, and will go search it out. Thanks!!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73451644127711293232014-06-19T21:32:18.836-04:002014-06-19T21:32:18.836-04:00Does a poem count? The Locust Tree in Flower by Wi...Does a poem count? The Locust Tree in Flower by William Carlos Williams... :)Jeffhttp://www.lazarusdodge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52040486437179140242014-06-16T00:22:25.902-04:002014-06-16T00:22:25.902-04:00They are beautiful, and to distinguish between &qu...They are beautiful, and to distinguish between "weeds" and other plants is purely artificial anyway. I am not sure I know what black locusts are in German, but if it is the one I think it is, then it is from its blossoms that bees make the most fragrant honey.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88044200091030648852014-06-15T22:47:34.359-04:002014-06-15T22:47:34.359-04:00I don't know if I know what a locust tree smel...I don't know if I know what a locust tree smells like. I wonder if it's like a Linden tree. Our neighborhood has a lot of those and I love their fragrance.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37782497316351200712014-06-15T22:41:49.210-04:002014-06-15T22:41:49.210-04:00Well, my husband was raised in Hungary where these...Well, my husband was raised in Hungary where these trees are beloved and appear in many poems. And I planted in my yard the trees that have a connection to Hungarian literature - Linden (Harsfa), Horse Chestnut (Vad Gestenye), Locust (Acac) and Gingko which is not known in literature but was a much loved tree in my mother in law's childhood garden . Sometimes they are listed as toxic, but Hungarians eat them out of hand when they are blooming and make a kind of fritter with them.. They are American trees and like legumes, they improve the soil by fixing nitrogen in it and that is why they were first brought to Hungary.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45773451560285574482014-06-15T21:57:10.946-04:002014-06-15T21:57:10.946-04:00They're wonderful...the header shot too...just...They're wonderful...the header shot too...just looks spectacular up there. We are seeing spring flowers this year! Lilacs daffys and all the ones we miss lately are just now in bloom here in Sitka Alaska... Maybe next month they'll have locusts! Tho I haven't seen any trees ... And I do recognize them ...we had them in Oregon yard back when ....Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31408677116884966362014-06-15T20:14:21.082-04:002014-06-15T20:14:21.082-04:00Yum, I can almost smell them. LOve your header pho...Yum, I can almost smell them. LOve your header photo too.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24012891288288679432014-06-15T20:05:08.037-04:002014-06-15T20:05:08.037-04:00We used to hang tire swings off them in my yard. U...We used to hang tire swings off them in my yard. Unfortunately, they didn't have the strongest branches. It does bring back memories though!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-76715748610303090382014-06-15T16:21:10.404-04:002014-06-15T16:21:10.404-04:00I like them too. The fragrance is wonderful - a b... I like them too. The fragrance is wonderful - a bit like honeysuckle, honey locust as they're sometimes called, I think. My dad used to refer to them as "junk" trees, but I never agreed. We now have only one. Ours bloomed several weeks ago - I guess we're a bit earlier here in PA. <br />Mary littlemancathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042609230502564280noreply@blogger.com