Name: Purple Robe Black Locust
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2298-250CM-15G
Price: 479.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'

A tough drought-tolerant locust with fragrant white flowers and excellent adaptability to poor soils.

Broad and upright with an oval crown
Pinnate compound leaves are bronze-green in the summer, yellow in the fall
Flowers are followed by smooth flat purple-brown seed pods
Dark gray-brown bark is deeply furrowed
Commonly used for specimen
Grows best in full sun

Size

45 mm caliper, wire basket

40 mm caliper, wire basket

250 cm, 15 gal

60 mm caliper, wire basket

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

10.0 – 12.0

Mature Spread (meters)

7.0 – 8.0

Growth Rate

Fast

Foliage Colour

Purple

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Violet-purple spring flowers make this an interesting tree for the landscape.A good selection for locations which are susceptible to drought. Avoid pruning in the spring as it tends to "bleed" when cut.