Ask An Agroforester - Honey Locust and Forest Exploration with Zach Elfers

"Honey Locusts and Forest Exploration" on the Ask an Agroforester Webinar Series, hosted by Appalachian Sustainable Development with support from the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation. This episode features Zach Elfers of Future Forest Plants. Scroll past timestamps to see links discussed during the webinar. Timestamp: 00:00 - Opening Info and About ASD 08:17 - Upcoming Webinars 08:53 - “But first..A poll!” 09:12 - Zach Elfers Bio 11:42 - Zach Begins “Introducing the Honey Locust” 15:09 - The Origin of Honey Locust 19:03 - Honey Locust Pods! 20:33 - Indigenous uses and Early American Uses 22:43 - Modern Agroforestry Uses 28:23 - Reproduction & Management 34:55 - The 5 main classic cultivars & More 44:07 - “Can Thornless Honey Locust revert to Thorny due to stress?” 47:56 - “How can growing conditions effect podsize and other characteristics?” 48:50 - “How does tree spacing differ per application of honey locust?” 50:23 - “How are honey locusts with nitrogen fixation?” 51:16 - “How does honey locust fit in the human diet?” 53:00 - “How did you get started in Fruit and Forest exploration?” 55:37 - “ What are some organizations you would like to highlight?” 56:55 - Live Q&A 1:00:00 - “Beyond the use as forage, what are the most common uses of Honey locusts?” 1:02:24 - “Do any cultivars bear annually?” 1:06:05 - “When out fruit exploring and you find exceptional groves does that signify native cultivation?” 1:07:46 - “What is the average lifespan of a honey locust tree?” 1:08:44 - “What are you grafting the honey locust onto? Is there any work on the rootstock faster yield or disease prevention?” 1:10:13 - “How do different animals process honey locust pods?” 1:12:29 - “Are there any poisonous lookalikes?” 1:12:53 - “Do you know of any practical setup for research being done on using honey locusts as a living fence to deter deer?” 1:15:10 - “What are some good guild plantings that work good with honey locusts and silvopasture?” 1:17:10 - “What tools/techniques do you use when grafting honey locusts?” 1:19:31 - “Would you recommend this tree for economic growth? Then what markets would seek it out?” 1:21:50 - “do you know of any research grazing coppiced honey locust?” Links from the session: Zach's Nursery (Future Forest Plants): https://www.futureforestplants.com/ North American Gruit Explorers: https://nafex.org/ Northern Nut Growers Association: https://nutgrowing.org/ ASD’s Website: https://www.asdevelop.org/ ASD Agroforestry page: https://www.asdevelop.org/programs-re... Either scroll to bottom or click “Get AgF Updates” on the right Agroforestry Training for Natural Resources Professionals Update Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals (ATFNRP) page: https://www.asdevelop.org/agroforestr... ATFNRP Online: https://www.learnagroforestry.com/pro... Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub: https://www.asdevelop.org/programs-re... Expanding Agroforestry Project https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-... ASSETS Grant Program - https://www.workingtrees.com/assets Accelerating Silvopasture Adoption and Carbon Sequestration through Emerging Markets and Technologies Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program - https://www.catalyzingagroforestry.or... Up from the Roots: https://www.interlacecommons.org/rese...