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Black locust is an edible woody vegetable

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It is a deciduous tree of the Fabaceae family, reaching 10-20 m tall. The bark is brown with longitudinal cracks. The pinnate compound leaves have 7-25 oval leaflets. The racemes are axillary, with hairs on the inflorescence axis and pedicels; the calyx tube is shallowly lobed with red markings; the corolla is white and fragrant. The pods are flat and long, splitting open when mature; they contain 3-10 seeds. The flowering period is May-June; the fruiting period is August-September; black locust is widely distributed in China, with concentrations from Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the Yangtze River basin. It is a strongly heliophilous tree species with deep roots, strong sprouting ability, and tolerance to poor soil; it is characterized by fast growth

It is a deciduous tree of the Fabaceae family, reaching 10-20 m tall. The bark is brown with longitudinal cracks. The pinnate compound leaves have 7-25 oval leaflets. The racemes are axillary, with hairs on the inflorescence axis and pedicels; the calyx tube is shallowly lobed with red markings; the corolla is white and fragrant. The pods are flat and long, splitting open when mature; they contain 3-10 seeds. The flowering period is May-June; the fruiting period is August-September; black locust is widely distributed in China, with concentrations from Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the Yangtze River basin. It is a strongly heliophilous tree species with deep roots, strong sprouting ability, and tolerance to poor soil; it is characterized by fast growth and also fast aging. Black locust flowers are fragrant and sweet, rich in nutrients, and people like to pick them fresh to eat, deep-fry, steam, or stir-fry them; its tender leaves and flower buds stewed with meat into a thick soup have a fragrant and delicious flavor. The "pearl flower" specialty of Dawu County, Hubei, is made from its flowers and is an ideal treasure for gifting to relatives and friends.

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