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Planting Methods and Care Tips for Robinia hispida

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Origin and distribution: native to North America. Morphological characteristics: a shrub, up to 2 m tall. Stems, branchlets and pedicels are densely covered with red bristles. Stipules do not become spine-like. Pinnately compound leaves, with 7-13 leaflets, broadly elliptic to nearly rounded, 2-3.5 cm long, leaf tips blunt with a small mucro. Flowers pink or purplish red, 2-7 in loose racemes. Pods with glandular bristles. Growth habits: sun-loving, cold-tolerant, prefers well-drained soil. Garden use: Robinia hispida has large, beautiful flowers and a small tree-like form, and can

Origin and distribution:

Native to North America.

Morphological characteristics:

A shrub, up to 2 m tall. Stems, branchlets and pedicels are densely covered with red bristles. Stipules do not become spine-like. Pinnately compound leaves, with 7-13 leaflets, broadly elliptic to nearly rounded, 2-3.5 cm long, leaf tips blunt with a small mucro. Flowers pink or purplish red, 2-7 in loose racemes. Pods with glandular bristles.

Growth habits:

Sun-loving, cold-tolerant, prefers well-drained soil.

Garden use:

Robinia hispida has large, beautiful flowers and a small tree-like form, and can be used as a street tree.

Propagation and cultivation:

In Shanghai cultivation, black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is used as rootstock for high grafting.

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