Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia)


Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia)
$20.00
Sun: full sun
Soil: does best in well-drained soils
Growth rate: fast (2 ft/yr)
Mature size: 20-30 ft. tall
Landscape use: fast-growing, tough and adaptable tree, fragrant flowers are a favorite of honey bees, fixes nitrogen, lumber, HAS THORNS
Fruit: brown/black dry pod
Flower: white/pinkish long racemes (even young trees flower)
Fall color: yellowish, leaves drop early in the fall
Seasonal interest: spring flowers that are showy and fragrant
Sustaining wildlife: favorite spring flower for pollinators, especially honey bees and other native bees; leaves food for caterpillars like Silver-Spotted Skipper and Clouded Sulphur; home for songbirds; deer and turkey eat foliage and seed pods
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