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Fabaceae
Black Locust Flower
Robinia pseudoacacia
Resilience and hidden beauty.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Robinia
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 40-80 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, poor to average soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Black locust flowers are highly fragrant and produce some of the finest honey, prized by beekeepers worldwide.
- The wood is among the hardest of any North American tree and is naturally rot-resistant for decades.
- As a legume, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen, improving soil fertility wherever it grows.
- The tree was one of the first North American species introduced to Europe, arriving around 1601.
- Black locust flowers are edible and can be battered and fried into fritters in traditional Appalachian cuisine.
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affection beyond the grave