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Robinia pseudoacacia
'Lace Lady'
Twisty Baby Black Locust
Origin: Patented in 1996 under the cultivar name 'Lace Lady' (PP9771), but is now being sold under the trademarked name Twisty Baby™.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Robinia |
| Species |
| pseudoacacia |
| Cultivar |
| 'Lace Lady' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Tradmarked Name |
| Twisty Baby™ |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-35) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - (-30) |
| Height |
| 9 -15 m |
| Spread |
| 6 -10.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A unique looking tree with distinctive branching. With elliptical shaped pinnately compound leaves, usually deep green with a bluish tinge. |
| Landscape |
| It is great in gardens as a focal point, with it's white fragrant flowers, and great branching with a year round interest because of the twisted branches. |
| Cultivation |
| Likes full sun, easily transplanted. Grows well is moist well-drained soils, but is also very adaptable to many soil types. Salt and drought tolerant. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| A tree with twisted branches and ridged bark, and curled leaves. With clusters of white fragrant flowers and pods that persist. |
| Pests |
| Borers may cause some problems, as well as scale insects. Strong winter winds and heavy snow may also cause injury. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Reddish brown almost black. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Throughout the summer it produces new terminal growth, until autumn. The apical buds are a brighter green in colour, having a greyish underside on the leaflets as they curl upwards. |
| Leaf Description |
| A unique characteristic of the Black Locust is it’s curled leaves, which happens as it matures. Pinnately compound, elliptical, producing 7-9 leaflets on each branch, each 15-35 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Hang in white fragrant clusters from branches. |
| Fruit Description |
| Long sweet pea-like pods, usually black to brown, 5-10 cm long and persistent. |
| Colour Description |
| Foliage is a dark bluish-green throughout summer, and turns yellow in autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Ridged and deeply furrowed. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Propagated through grafting onto R. pseudoacacia rootstock. |
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