
Patrick J. Alexander, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Plant Family: Pea or Legume (Fabaceae)
Identification Guide:
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Phenophase Field Guide:
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Did you Know? The wood of black locust is strong, hard, and extremely durable. It is very useful for fencing, mine timbers, and landscaping ties. The tree also serves as a good erosion control plant on critical and highly disturbed areas, due to its ease of establishment, rapid early growth and spread, and soil building abilities. In some regions it is considered invasive.
Phenological Observations of Interest: First Leaf, All Leaves Unfolded, First Flower, Full Flower, End of Flowering, First Ripe Fruit, 50% Color, 50% Leaf Fall
2010 Live Map for Black locust
Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2010 for Black locust (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2010 observations reported.)
Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.
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