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Black Locust
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Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Major spring nectar flow tree, short bloom but huge volume.

Nectarhigh
Pollenmedium
BloomMay–June
Zones4-9
TypePerennial
Sunfull
NativeEastern US / Appalachia
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