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unusual facts about Black Locust



Christopher Erb House

The house has experienced two small fires, multiple hits from Black Locust trees in Hurricane Isabel, and detrimental building practices inside and outside the stone walls.


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Megacyllene robiniae

The specific name, robiniae, is derived from the New Latin name, Robinia, which is the generic name of the black locust tree, Robinia pseudacacia, on which the larvae feed.

As more and more people use the black locust tree as an ornamental, the range of M. robiniae grows.

MegaFlora tree

The MegaFlora Tree is claimed to be a trademarked name for a fast-growing tree created by Emerald Energy, however no such trademark has been granted, and the process reportedly being used to 'create' the trees is grafting of Pauwlonia trees onto Black Locust rootstock, rather than through any "DNA sharing" or creation of a "hybrid-cross" tree.

Robinia pseudoacacia

As a young man, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time splitting rails and fence posts from black locust logs.