Plant Database

TWISTED BLACK LOCUST

ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA

Family:
Fabaceae
Irrigation:
Little or no water to moderate water
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Origin:
US
Landscape Value:
n/a
Life History:
Deciduous trees
Propagation:
Scarified seed, cuttings, suckers or by divisions.
Climate/Zone:
Sunset zones 1-24
Ethnobotanical Value:
n/a
Exposure:
Full sun
Blooming Season:
n/a
Edible Part:
Fruiting Season:
n/a
Care Instructions:
Tolerate poor soil and can get by on little water. Wood is hard and tough, roots are aggressive and plants often spread by suckers. It manufactures it's own fertilizer through nitrogen fixing root nodule bacteria and can colonize the poorest soil. This