Robinia sp. Native treat it as a herald

treat it as a herald

and curious passersby

easily trained on a low fence

and they turn rose to purple in fall

staying small and spreading slowly into dense patches and colonies by underground runners

Robinia sp. Native treat it as a heraldThis showy little locust came to Woodlanders by a happy accident. Planted years ago alongside a row of black locusts, Robinia pseudoacacia, on a nearby farm, one tree surprised everyone by opening not the usual white but clusters of vivid rose purple pea flowers over compound leaves, followed by small, rough, slightly bristly seed pods. The origin is uncertain: a North American species, likely, but possibly a seedling from seed received years ago from