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Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

locust

Distribution:

Black Locust is native to the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia and Alabama and to the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Also in southern Illinois and Indiana. It has been extensively naturalized in the United States and Canada.

General Characteristics:

The sapwood of Black Locust is a creamy white, while the heartwood varies from a greenish yellow to dark brown. It turns a reddish brown when exposed to the air. The wood is often confused with Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera). It has a high density and decay resistance. It shows slight shrinkage and stays in place well. It is very strong in bending and is one of the hardest woods in America. It's shock resistance is almost that of Hickory (Carya spp.).

Uses:

Fencing, insulator pins, furniture, mine timbers, treenails for ships. The trees are used in strip mine reclamation, due to their ability to survive the acid conditions and for their nitrogen fixing roots.