Black Locust Decking Vs Ipe

Black locust grows and re grows incredibly quickly just 20 40 years on average to a lumber producing tree.

Black locust decking vs ipe. Clients must be. If it was kiln dried rather than air dried this might explain the warping but not the rotten areas. Like black locust ipe is beautiful and durable wood that can last a lifetime.

I used the camo system and installed it fairly green. It also exists in high density sprouting new trees through its own root system. Using black locust as a more sustainable option to ipe wood is highly commendable in order to preserve our fragile rainforests.

Black locust is the most sustainable alternative to ipe. Therefore there is no meaningful risk of over harvesting. Ipe is a tropical hardwood grown in the rainforests of south america.

Ipe for instance is a tropical hardwood grown in the rainforests of south america. Black locust grows faster than any other known hardwood tree. Click here for higher quality full size image.

With the camo system i can easily replace boards if needed. However the assertion that black locust is a pioneering species instead of an invasive species is woefully incorrect. Not only was the black locust used as decking warped but the black locust used on the benches is split and looks rotten.

Other decking options are potentially hazardous and require significant use of energy such as chemically treated pine heat treated woods and synthetically developed composite decking materials made from plastics. My own black locust deck is only a year and a half old and seems to be doing fine. Perhaps in the east coast it is a pioneering species but here in california it is in fact an invasive species.