Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Locust trees, 1 by hanseycollie

hanseycollie wrote:
Just curious - we're building a new home and on the front of the lot is a very old, crooked locust tree. It is such a unusual tree I'd like to keep it, but I am not sure of how deep their root systems go, etc. We will be sitting on top of a hill and in Missouri, we get a LOT of high winds. How safe are these trees to build by? I've researched online but the sites I've found are pretty inconclusive. Here's a photo of the old tree - I don't know if it's thorny or not, will have to check my next trip to the land. Any thoughts would be most appreciated! Cynthia