Robinia pseudoacacia 'Umbraculifera': Umbrella Black Locust: ENH-731/ST573, 2/2014

Abstract

A fast-growing deciduous tree, Umbrella Black Locust grows to about 20 feet tall and wide. The weeping, round habit forms a canopy much denser than the species casting dense shade below the tree. The 6 to 14-inch-long, dark green leaves, made up of multiple leaflets, are some of the last to appear in spring and often drop early in the autumn. Flowers irregularly with only a flower `here and there' in the crown. The two to four-inch-long, dark red to black, leathery seeds pods which sometimes follow will persist on the trees throughout the winter. Original publication date November 1993.