Black Locust
Robinia pseuodoacacia

Height: 40-60 ft
Spread: 20-40 ft
Bloom Time: April-June
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium, Dry, Very Dry

Black Locust is a fast growing, nitrogen fixing tree that can grow 40 to 60 feet tall. It's very fragrant vanilla-scented white flowers bloom in large dangling clusters in April to June. These are especially used by bumble bees and hummingbirds – the major pollinators for this species. Later in the year, legume seedpods form. The many leaflets of Black Locust fold up at night and host a variety of skipper caterpillars including Silver-spotted Skippers, as well as some moths. Deer Resistant.