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stone said: Are you talking about robinia or gledetisia?
Both are excellent at resisting rot... not really about the denseness of the wood...
consider hickory and dogwood... both very dense wood, but neither can be used as fence posts.

Thanks for the insight!

Not sure which one. I believe it is black locust...whichever one that is. Perhaps the denseness does nothing for the decay as you say, but I can tell you it sure does add pounds to the weight of the product when the raised bed is made from 2" x 10" x 8' (true measurements) cut at a local sawmill.