PlantFiles Pictures: Yellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Frisia' (Robinia pseudoacacia), 1 by growin

growin wrote:
Thanks for the article! I learned a few things and have to agree with a few other points. I haven't seen seedlings of 'Frisia' but I guess they do reseed. Considering the city of Vancouver have planted many streets with them, they might have a problem. We can't keep them in stock at the nursery as they "fly out the door". There's a set of 'Purple Robe' on the way to the nursery I drive by and I was disappointed by the length of bloom time - just like she said - "non-descript green foliage" for the rest of the season. I also thought it was a cross with a different species - hispida? I have a 'Umbraculifera' infront of the house and I find seedlings in my garden all the time.

I don't recall a Gleditsia at Filoli but it is a bit late to leaf-out so it might not have been in show when I was there. Your photo shows the Wisteria blooming, as when I was there so maybe I didn't notice it. What an awesome garden...and absolutely wonderful tour-guide! I owe ya. There are quite a few nice lime green focal point plants that might be a bit more manageable in size than the Gleditsia. I know what you mean about small spaces - I'm tripping over the racoons & skunks. I gave the skunk family a taste of their own medicine with the hose. They dig up everything. I'm still kicking myself about that property in Half Moon Bay.

Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'