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Why Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)?

April 26, 2017Black Education Environmental hazards Locust pressure robinia

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Why Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)?

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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) produces a durable, attractive, and natural wood. “The durability factors of Robinia are very high, and the timber may be safely used for all external purposes without a preservative(6)” The Tree: Black Locust reaches heights of 100 feet, with a diameter of 3 feet. Distribution: Black Locust is native to the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia and Alabama and to the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Also in southern Illinois and Indiana. It has been extensively naturalized in the United States and Canada(7).