Could this tree be a locust, even though it’s blooming white flowers? — M.C., Albuquerque A: It sounds to me like you’ve stumbled upon a black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).

Black Locust Trees Are Aggressive Spreaders And Highly Toxic Another flowering tree that's popular among ruby-throated hummingbirds is the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia).

This week in Missouri’s woods, a native, thorny, locust tree displays clusters of fragrant white flowers. The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) grows in dry or rocky upland woods, along streams, and ...

The tree is short-lived, so it does not grow to large sizes; a large tree would be 24 inches in diameter at the base and 50 feet tall. Wide, clear pieces of black locust lumber are not common.

SEQUIM –– For perhaps 86 years of the century of Sequim’s existence, a black locust tree has stood at 154 W. Alder St., even if it has needed a little help lately. Wrapped around the tree, which long ...

A mid-sized tree which is native from Pennsylvania to Missouri. It can be pretty in late spring when it blooms with clusters of white flowers, which are followed by clusters of black seed pods.

Black Locust This fast-growing tree has been planted throughout the Midwest for erosion control, fence posts, and fixing nitrogen in the soil. It forms dense colonies that can harm native vegetation.

The black locust tree, which is native to Missouri, can easily invade sites and "can be hard to eradicate, and for this reason, some consider it a nuisance," according to the Missouri Department ...