Black Locust — Nature's Answer to Pressure Treated
-Robinia pseudoacacia-
Furniture and Decking.
Black Locust is the most durable native hardwood in the US. Because of this, it is very important to pre-drill because of its hardness.
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A very attractive and artistic use of Black Locust as a bench. At the Ecotarium, in Worcester, MA.
A new 2009 addition. (Click any image for larger versions.)
Brown-Weeks Deck, Leyden, MA
Black Locust deck, Michael Coffey. Hatfield, MA.