Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Common name: 
Frisia Black Locust
Pronunciation: 
ro-BIN-e-a soo-do-a-KA-se-a
Family: 
Fabaceae
Genus: 
Robinia
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree, to 40 ft (12 m) high and a spread of 25 ft (8 m), oval with upright branches, young shoots have wine-red prickles (thorns).  Leaves similar to the species type but bright yellow in spring then greenish-yellow in summer.
  • Sun.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Found in the Willem Jansen nursery in Holland in 1935, and named after the province of Friesland.
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