To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] black locust?
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:57:46 -0500
on 3/17/03 11:35 AM, HDessureault at inter.verbis@videotron.ca wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> The flowers (robinia pseudo-acacia) are said to be edible. You dip the
> whole cluster of flowers into a batter (tempura style, i.e. flour, water,
> herbs, eggs) and deep fry the whole things.
> The Black locust do not get past 10 feet in zone 3-4, generally, and winter
> kill easily although the root system survives. They reseed readily though
> (all the flower clusters that didn't get eaten...) and I am finding little
> black locusts here and there at this point.
> The thorns on the branches are quite impressive. If you rub against them,
> you can get a bad scratch and rip your clothes.
> I am not sure that I would be inclined to plant them again although I do
> like the diversity.
> Hélène
Hi all,
Black Locust in central Maine (zone 4) grow to be 40-50 ft tall.