Woody > Robinia > Robinia pseudoacacia > Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Robinia pseudoacacia
'Frisia'
Frisa Black Locust, False Acacia Frisia
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Robinia |
| Species |
| pseudoacacia |
| Cultivar |
| 'Frisia' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 12 m |
| Spread |
| 4 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium-sized bushy tree. |
| Landscape |
| Good as a solitary drought-resistant plant or specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow under full sun to partial shade in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil of any acidity. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| May be susceptible to 'Frisia' dieback. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thorny exfoliating bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small pinnate-simple leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Racemes of small pea-type flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small seed pods. |
| Colour Description |
| Bright golden-green leaves, small white flowers and non-showy greyish-brown to dark brown bark and branches. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium to bushy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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