Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'



Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'
Common Name: black locust
Family Name: Fabaceae
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin

Leaf: Green*purple tinted new growth, (fall)Yellow, Compound, Glabrous,
Elliptic/Oblong/Acute/Rounded
Bud: Alternate
Flower: Purple, Showy, Floriferous, Raceme, Bilabiate, Fragrant, June

Fruit/Seed: Brown, Capsule, Legume, Not showy, Pods are seedless, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Lightly fissured

Size: Height: 10 -15m/Spread: 7.0 - 10m
Habit: Arching, Open, Twiggy
Form: Oval-vertical, Round

Soil conditions: Rocky, Gravelly, Dry
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Shade tree, Specimen plant, Street tree, Summer interest

Notes: Perennial

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