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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

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Range

Leaves compound, with up to 21 small, oval leaflets; bark deeply furrowed with rounded ridges; trunk without needle-like spines; fruit a "bean" about 4 inches long; growing primarily in the Ohio River valley and the Ozarks.

by Michael Kuo

Habitat: Found in various forest types, though it prefers moist areas.

Stature: 40-60 feet high; 1-2 feet in diameter; with an open, irregular crown.

Leaves: Compound with up to 21 leaflets; leaflets up to two inches long, oval; dark green to bluish green above; paler below.

Bark: Deeply furrowed with rounded ridges; often criss-crossing; reddish brown to nearly black.

Fruit: A dark brown "bean" 2-4 inches long.

Flowers: White; showy; fragrant.

Sources: Preston, R. J. (1989). North American Trees. Ames: Iowa State UP; Peattie, D. C. (1991). A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Frequent Mushroom Associates:

Leucocoprinus flavescens, and others.

Further Online Information:

Black Locust at USFS
Black Locust at Trees of Western NC

 		 

Robinia pseudoacacia

Robinia pseudoacacia

Robinia pseudoacacia



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