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Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

The Black Locust tree has white flowers that smell sweet like perfume. Its bark is rough and dark, and it grows tall with strong wood that's good for building things.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Black Locust is a fast-growing tree with rough, deeply furrowed, dark gray-brown bark. It has thorny twigs and long, compound leaves with many small, oval leaflets. In late spring, it produces drooping clusters of fragrant, pea-like white flowers.

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Black Locust

Kategorie

Bäume

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Believe it or not, this tree is actually related to garden peas and beans!

Black Locust flowers smell wonderfully sweet, attracting bees to make delicious honey!

Its wood is incredibly dense, making it North America's hardest and most durable!

This tree can sprout new trees from its roots, forming entire groves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Soil Enricher

Black Locust enriches poor soil; it has root bumps with bacteria that create nitrogen, a vital plant food!

Fähigkeit

Thorny Protector

Black Locust has sharp thorns on its branches, helping defend against animals trying to eat its leaves or bark.

Fähigkeit

Pioneer Power

Black Locust grows in disturbed areas, like old fields, because it easily sprouts from roots and spreads quickly.

Maße und Details

Höhe
12-25 m
Canopy Spread
6-12 m
Essbar
Nein
Trunk Diameter
30-90 cm
Lebenserwartung
50-100 Jahre
Fruit Type
Legume pod
Growth Rate
Schnell
Leaf Type
Deciduous

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar for honey

symbiotic with

Rhizobium Bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

lives in root nodules, fixing nitrogen

depends on

Locust Borer Beetle

Megacyllene robiniae

larvae tunnel into its wood

eaten by

Black Locust Leafminer

Phyllonorycter robiniella

larvae feed on its leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

False AcaciaYellow Locust

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Enjoy looking at Black Locust trees from a safe distance and avoid climbing them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Black Locust?

12-25 m

Was ist der/die/das canopy Spread von Black Locust?

6-12 m

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Black Locust?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das trunk Diameter von Black Locust?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Locust?

50-100 Jahre

Wo findet man Black Locust normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das fruit Type von Black Locust?

Legume pod

Was ist der/die/das growth Rate von Black Locust?

Schnell

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