Over the years the Black Locust has emerged as a uniquely useful tree. It thrives under a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions and its wood finds many uses – for making furniture, the frames of agricultural buildings, railway sleepers, and fencing posts and as a fuel and even as fodder for farm animals. This article reviews the present status and future promise of black locust in agriculture, with particular reference to Hungarian practice.
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