Common Name
Black locust
Plant Form
Large Trees
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
99.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Mesic to dry secondary forests, old fields, fencerows, and around old homesites. Common in the mountains and inner piedmont, where definitely native; less so in the outer piedmont and coastal Plain, where no doubt partly or entirely naturalized through postsettlement spread.
Plant NOVA Natives lists this species as particularly popular with the non-native honeybees
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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