Robinia Pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'
Purple Robe Locust
Form: Irregular outline, growing upright with an opened crown.
Size: 30-50’
Zone: 4-8
Leaves: odd pinnately compound, blue-green to green, turning into a yellow fall color.
Bark: gray with orange-yellow lenticels.
Fruit: pod, black and red, dry and hard, attracts birds, squirrels and other mammals.
Growth Rate: Fast
Description: Optimum growth occurs in part shade/part sun as well as full sunlight. The locust does well in a wide variety of soils, and has a high drought tolerant. During flowering in late spring, the trees will be covered with dense clusters of extremely fragrant pink blossoms.