Pink Locust Tree Seed

LATIN NAME: ROBINIA HISPIDA

COMMON NAME: Pink Locust Tree

The pink locust tree bristles the small, deciduous tree or the shrub with the rough, bristly, reddish twigs and the pinnate leaves of the many oval leaflets, the pendent racemes of the showy, rose-pink, pea-like flowers bristling the branches in the late spring, the bristly, brown pods following. It grows quickly into the open, suckering form, and it stands the cold winters and the poor soils well. It likes the sun, and the light, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pink locust tree is part of the bedrock of the studies on the suckering ornamental legumes, and the hispida species appears in the work on the bristly-stemmed Robinia forms and the fragrant spring racemes. The research looks at the way the pendent flower clusters carry the rose bloom, the bristle cover, and the seed biology. The horticulturists keep the late-spring display in view, and the growers of the ornamental and suckering shrubs list the locust in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

By the orchard wall, the pink locust tree hangs the rose racemes through the late spring. The scented flowers feed the bees, the suckering roots hold the banks, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the bank stabiliser and the fragrant ornamental. The pods and the leaves are not for the table, so keep the tree for the eyes and the bees. It settles into the light, well-drained, sunny ground. Rose-racemes, bristle-stemmed and eyes-only.

To grow the Pink Locust Tree from seed, dip the seeds briefly in hot water, then sow them at once.

Dip the seeds briefly in hot water, then sow them at once, and keep the young trees in the open, sunny spot. The rose racemes return with the late spring. in pots of sandy compost, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young trees come through as the roots take hold. The rose racemes return with the late spring.

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 Robinia sp. ‘Pink Locust Tree’ is a Rare small deciduous tree that grows 8’ to 15’ and a member of the Pea Family (Leguminosae or Fabaceae). And makes an Attractive landscape tree for small spaces. Also makes a grand accent plant. Robinia sp. has numerous beautiful pinnated compound leaves that will fold in the evening. These small trees begin blooming late spring to early summer. The Showy, Aromatic, inflorescence of dense, drooping racemes 4” to 8” long . . . that are Very Fragrant Rose-Pink to Pinkish-Lilac Pea-Type Flowers in Large Showy Clusters that resemble Wisteria blooms. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).

See Robinia pseudoacacia BLACK LOCUST TREE seed

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