Robinia hispida
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Robinia hispida
Michael Dirr
Robinia hispida
Robinia hispida (click for large image)
Bristly Locust, Locust, Roseacacia Locust
Common Names:
  • Bristly Locust
  • Locust
  • Roseacacia Locust
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Origin:

  Virginia and Kentucky to Georgia and Alabama  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 7

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): Purple, Red
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green and bluish-green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "good for stabilizing sandy banks and sterile, dry impoverished soils."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
Is Salt Tolerant
 

Other Robinia hispida References & Articles:
Robinia hispida is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAllentown, PAAlsip, IL
Athens, MIAugusta, MIBaltimore, MD
Bangor, MIBattle Creek, MIBayside, NY
Bellmore, NYBellport, NYBethpage, NY
Blue Point, NYBohemia, NYBrentwood, NY
Brightwaters, NYBronxville, NYBrookhaven, NY
Canton, MIChannahon, ILCharlottesville, VA
Chicago Heights, ILChicago Ridge, ILChicago, IL
Cicero, ILCleveland, OHCoal City, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Crete, ILDetroit, MIDewitt, MI
Dimondale, MIDolton, ILDorset, OH
Eagle, MIEast Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NY
East Greenville, PAEast Lansing, MIEast Texas, PA
Eastchester, NYEaston, PAEaton Rapids, MI
Ecorse, MIEdmore, MIElkins Park, PA
Elmhurst, NYElmwood Park, ILElyria, OH
Emmaus, PAEvergreen Park, ILFerndale, MI
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MI
Greenlawn, NYGwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MI
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NY
Highland Park, MIHolbrook, NYHoltsville, NY
Hunt Valley, MDHuntington Station, NYHuntington, NY
Islandia, NYJackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MI
Lakewood, OHLandisburg, PALawn, PA
Leasburg, NCLebanon, PALemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, NCLiberty, NC
Linwood, NCLittle Neck, NYLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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