Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Black Locust
Plant Facts
Scientific Name | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' |
Principal Common Name | Black Locust |
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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 |
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Leaf Color | Yellow |
Leaf Texture | Fine |
Form | Small Tree |
Flower Color | White |
Flower Time | Spring : Summer |
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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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