Information about the noxious weed, black locust. Black locust is also known by its scientific name, Robinia pseudoacacia. Black locust is known as Robinia pseudoacacia and it is in the pea family.

Foresters Dušan and Eliáš Utínek describe how a rare hermit beetle found a home in a black locust in South Moravia, and urge ...

Plants need nitrogen to grow. Many legumes meet this need through a symbiotic relationship: They harbor bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and make it available to the plant. Until now, it was ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

A field study in China's Loess Hilly Region finds that mixed pine and black locust plantations are more stable than pure ...

Black locust is a member of the legume family; it can “fix nitrogen” in the soil. It is native to the Appalachian Mountains, from Pennsylvania to Alabama. However, in the last century, it has spread ...

As Australian cities heat up and dry out, street trees are emerging as frontline defenders of urban liveability. Street trees make city life more bearable during heatwaves. They also improve human ...