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Black locust is a shade-intolerant species [17] and therefore is typical of young woodlands and disturbed areas where sunlight is plentiful and the soil is dry. In this sense, black locust can be considered a weed tree. It also spreads by underground shoots or suckers, which contributes to the weedy character of this species. [9]
Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America.Commonly known as locusts, [2] they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall.
Locust tree can mean: Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia, including: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod
Megacyllene robiniae, commonly known as the locust borer, is a species of longhorn beetle endemic to eastern North America. It is a serious pest of Robinia pseudoacacia, the black locust tree, with which it is sympatric.
A list of tree species, grouped generally by biogeographic realm and specifically by bioregions, and shade tolerance. Shade-tolerant species are species that are able to thrive in the shade, and in the presence of natural competition by other plants.
The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Plants of the genus Gleditsia. The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet edible pulp; Locust bean, fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) African locust bean, fruit of the néré tree (Parkia biglobosa)