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Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Black Locust
Plant Facts
| Scientific Name | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' |
| Principal Common Name | Black Locust |
| Common Name(s) | |
| Synonym | |
| Description | A small to medium flowering tree with open branching habit and thorns. The foliage has compound leaves with 7-19 leaflets. This cultivar has new growth is orange maturing to yellow and turning greener as the summer gets hotter. The thorns and new stems are red. |
| General Comments | The cultivar 'Frisia' is grown for the foliage color. Robinia is a very hard wood tree and often used for fence posts as they are resistant to rot. |
| Origin | |
| Nativity | Eastern/Central US |
| Height Range | 50 - 0 FT |
| Spread Range | 25 - 0 FT |
| Flower Showy | Y |
| Warning | |
| Sunset Zones | 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
| USDA Zones | |
| Leaf Color | Yellow |
| Leaf Texture | Fine |
| Form | Small Tree |
| Flower Color | White |
| Flower Time | Spring : Summer |
| Months | |
| Ease of Growing | Easy |
| Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) |
| Soil Preferences | Any : Poor |
| Watering Preferences | None : Sparse |
| Outstanding Features | Attracts Bees : Color : Drought tolerant : Foliage : Form : Fragrance : Poor Soil tolerant : Wood |
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