[PaddleBR] Large Honey Locust on Bayou Fountain
Channel: WardFontaine
Date: 2016-08-01

Starting at Highland Road Park and working several small areas on the way down, it looked like we would hit Bayou Manchac and head back a mere three hours after we shoved off.  Alas, that was not to be.  Well within the last half mile of Bayou Fountain, we came across the largest honey locust tree we've yet seen down in the bayou.

I've read that mature honey locust trees stop producing such plentiful thorns as we're used to seeing.  While a young branch near the base was still sporting a rather vicious set, while we were dismantling the canopy, we were impressed by the near complete lack of pointy bits.

This video covers about 3-1/4 hours of work taking apart most of the canopy.  There are a few submerged limbs that we'll likely hit later when the water's lower or we're not quite so worn out.  (It was a long day, and our Towing Clause, standard on any paddle but especially maintenance days, was invoked by the end.)

Did you know that honey locust wood glows yellow-green under UV illumination?  Well, if you want to see for yourself, we'd be happy to take you there to slice off a round.