Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust, Common Acacia

Variety overview

Specifications:

Habit:

Loose and asymmetrical, medium-size to large tree, 15-20 (25) m tall, 7-12 m wide with light foliage, some with several stems, and forming runners; branches and twigs thorny, bent into zig-zags, horizontal to ascending, not overhanging; the first 10-15 years extremely fast-growing, 60-150 cm a year.

Flower:

When leaves shoot, white, fragrant, hanging racemes, end of May.

Fruit:

Brown husks, persistent all winter.

Leaves:

Late shoots, end of May to beginning of June; pinnate with elliptical leaflets, pale bluish green; falling in November, pale yellow.

Twigs:

With thorns, red-brown

Roots:

Deep and shallow rooting, possibly runner formation, sensitive to soil compaction, paving and flooding.

Demands:

Sunny location, resistant to heat and drought, tolerates urban climates, not sensitive to air and soil pollution, tolerates salt, requires wind-protected areas.

Soil:

Dry to fresh, slightly acidic to strongly alkaline, in all well-drained substrates, undemanding.

Hardiness:

Zone 6

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