{"id":490,"date":"2013-06-02T16:19:53","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T20:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/?p=490"},"modified":"2014-04-07T01:04:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T05:04:44","slug":"black-locust-trees-of-jp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/black-locust-trees-of-jp\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Locust Trees of JP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Black locust trees (<i>Robinia pseudoacacia<\/i>) are an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/Invasive_Species\/plants.php?id=587\">invasive species<\/a> in Massachusetts, but it is difficult to dislike them this time of year, when the trees perfume the air with a jasmine-like scent.  The trees can no longer be legally planted.  Older trees can be found in yards, but most of these trees grow in minimally-maintained spaces.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_492\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0007_jp_amory_flowers.jpg\" alt=\"Black Locust flowers: white\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0007_jp_amory_flowers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0007_jp_amory_flowers-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Locust flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nBoston&#8217;s Jamaica Plain neighborhood has many black locust groves.  They can be easily spotted this time of year as not many other trees are in flower.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_497\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0012_s_huntington_heath.jpg\" alt=\"Black Locust with VA Hospital and North American Indian Center in background\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0012_s_huntington_heath.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0012_s_huntington_heath-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Intersection of South Huntington and Heath Streets, near the end of the E line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_498\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0013_sw_corridor.jpg\" alt=\"Black Locust along Orange Line\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0013_sw_corridor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0013_sw_corridor-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Locust along Orange Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0008_jp_ballard_way.jpg\" alt=\"Black Locust on Ballard Way\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0008_jp_ballard_way.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0008_jp_ballard_way-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Locust on Ballard Way (another in the far background)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_494\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0009_jp_call_st.jpg\" alt=\"Black Locusts on Call St\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0009_jp_call_st.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0009_jp_call_st-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Locusts near intersection of Call and McBride streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Black locust trees are rarely found alone.  They <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/plants\/alien\/fact\/rops1.htm\">spread<\/a> through root suckers, forming genetically-identical colonies.  They can also spread by seed.  This colony near the corner of Lamartine and Green streets has 11 trunks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_496\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0011_jp_lamartine_green.jpg\" alt=\"Black locust grove along Lamartine St, looking up at the canopy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0011_jp_lamartine_green.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0011_jp_lamartine_green-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black locust grove along Lamartine St<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 410px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0006_jp_amory.jpg\" alt=\"Black locusts along Amory St\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0006_jp_amory.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0006_jp_amory-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black locusts along Amory St<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_495\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 410px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0010_jp_centre.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted black locusts along Centre St\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0010_jp_centre.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/robinia_pseudoacacia_0010_jp_centre-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twin black locust trunks on Centre St<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black locust trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) are an invasive species in Massachusetts, but it is difficult to dislike them this time of year, when the trees perfume the air with a jasmine-like scent. 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