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Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust
Fabaceae
Located in front of Bishop Center near driveway (large tree and clump
of suckers).
- leaves alternate, odd pinnate, with many leaflets (7-19)
- leaflets elliptic, distinct blue-green, with entire, slightly wavy
margin
- stems smooth, with prominent stipular prickles around the buds (especially
on vigorous shoots and suckers)
- buds tiny, brown, often clustered
- flowers pea-like, white, in dense drooping racemes, late spring
- flowers are fragrant and make an impressive show
- fruit is a pod, flat, dark brown, persisting for a time, much smaller
than those of Gleditsia
- bark is distinctive, deep brown to black, thick and corky, with
deep furrows that interlace together
- habit is a medium to large tree, upright with a narrow rounded crown
- plant suckers from underground roots, thus often colonies are found
with plants of varying ages
View Robinia
pseudoacacia page in the UConn Plant Database
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