Robinia hispida

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Robinia hispida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Robinia hispida, Linn. (B. rosea, Marsh.). Rose Acacia. Fig. 3414. Shrub, 1-3 ft., rarely higher: st., branchlets, and peduncles and often the petioles hispid: lfts. 7-13, suborbicular to oval, obtuse and mucronate, glabrous or nearly so, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long: fls. rose-colored or pale purple, 1 in. long, in short, 3-5-fld. racemes: pod rarely developed, densely hispid, few-seeded. F.S.R. 2, p. 57. J.H. III. 53:183. G. 4:499. Var. macrophylla, DC. (var. inermis, Kirchn.). Branchlets and petioles nearly destitute of bristles: lfts. and fls. often somewhat larger. Gn. 77, p. 268. G.M. 45:512.—This species spreads much by suckers, particularly in sandy soil; sometimes grafted high to form a small standard and as such displaying its large fls. to greater advantage. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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