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Thursday, June 2. 2011

Black Locust in bloom

When you drive around the northeastern US in late May-early June, the blooming Black Locust trees are everywhere. Their white flower bunches put on a good show and stand out strongly from the green background - the locust trees are a big puff of white.


As a tree which is not native to the northeast, it is often considered a weed tree. An illegal alien, as it were. The are fast-growing, and tend to form stands which crowd out native trees. Pleasant glades, however.


Black Locust was transplanted to the north because locust makes the best, longest-lasting fence posts and fence rails. 50 years. It still does.

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I see lots of them around Worcester Country Club. They block less light than most other trees so the nearby grass does better.

Are the polygamo-dioecious (male and female trees) like Honeylocust?
#1 NJSoldier on 2007-06-08 11:54 (Reply)
I dunno. All locusts are cousins. The Black often spreads via undergound suckers.
#2 BD on 2007-06-08 12:18 (Reply)
I have a stand of these trees in my side yard, this week millions of those white petals started shedding on my car, patio and everything else within 50 yards. Looks as if it snowed overnight. They tend to stick to whatever they land on and as they rot they leave a stain.
I hate them.
#3 John on 2007-06-08 12:40 (Reply)
My southern kudzu can beat up your northern black locust!!!
#4 Habu on 2007-06-08 13:46 (Reply)
Sounds like you should cut them down and make a fence.
#5 NJSoldier on 2007-06-08 16:06 (Reply)
Black Locust is also a favored bee tree...bees work the blooms like crazy in good years - and make a very light flavored - white honey. It sometimes tends to crystallize early. Black locust is also a high BTU fuel - we love it in our wood furnace.
#6 Kath and Skip (Link) on 2008-05-03 21:11 (Reply)
Gotta mention that the blossoms smell fantastic. Kudzu blossoms also smell great.
#7 John Lien on 2011-06-02 11:10 (Reply)

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