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Who is going around taking out the English system in all these entries? You Euros have your Metric system and we Americans use the English system. I rather suspect the English do as well. 52 meters? I have no idea what that is. -- 68.118.188.188 ( talk) 18:25, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Sorry to say, but the two photos posted here are of Honey locust, of the selected thornless form inermis. Black locust leaflets are much more rounded, compare these pics off the web: 1 2; the pods are less flattened, more cylindrical, and the bark is also slightly different 3 - MPF 22:15, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Hrm... This article is about the BL, but the taxobox is about the entire genus. Also, the link from the subfamily page is named Robinia which is the genus. I think this should be split so that Robinia truely gets its own page, and BL and any other species can have its own. -
UtherSRG 13:29, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I removed this sentence because I think it's folklore. You are welcome to put it back, but I ask for citations please. Pollinator 01:04, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Hello. These things grow like wildfire in my yard and are a real pest. You cut down the main trunk and it sprouts back everywhere in a few weeks and continues to do so for years. The seedlings seem to know when their mother tree has been damaged and sprout immediately! Also they root sucker and like to grow against my foundation. Anyway, to the point, I was pulling out seedlings and decided to taste one (all parts of the adult tree taste horrible) and I was very surprised to find that it had the pleasant flavor of peas. At the time I wasn't aware of the toxicity. I ate quite a bit and didn't get sick. I'm not dead yet. So there could be a possibility that the young plants don't contain the toxin, much like the young sprouts of Pokeweed. I don't think I'm going to eat anymore though. Anyway, I'll try to find out what the toxin is and the effects it is supposed to have. 63.235.200.98 21:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Okay, here's a quote from [1]: "There are several toxic components in black locust including the toxic protein robin, the glycoside robitin, and the alkaloid robinine. The toxins affect the gastrointestinal tract as well as the nervous system. Clinical signs can manifest as soon as one hour after consumption and can include depression, poor appetite, generalized weakness to paralysis, abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody) and abnormalities in the heart rate and/or rhythm." I had none of those symptoms. Another site says: "Symptoms include pupil dilation, feeble pulse, severe vomiting, and a death-like palor. The extremities may become cold. Intestinal inflammation, hemorrhaging of the lymphatic tissues, and possible liver damage often occur." Liver damage is hard to determine, but perhaps someone with the proper equipment (not me) could test the sprouts and small seedlings (<2" high) for these compounds. The Lightning Stalker 22:11, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Locust Tree of East North America can give you a small rash just like poison ivy if it makes contact with bare skin.Just use long sleeve shirts and gloves when handling. —Preceding
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As far as I'm concerned the flowers are edible. As kids we ate them a lot and they are quite tasty. Still, this should be checked by some authority on the matter.
I've also eaten flowers (together with green parts of inflorescence) in small quantity and never had any issues. Flowers are sweet (especially those that are about to open) because of much nectar. Nemohuman ( talk) 21:29, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
What is the point of using 4 significant digits for properties of wood? -
-- Mortense ( talk) 23:41, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
R. pseudoacacia is on the Massachusetts prohibited plants list. 121a0012 ( talk) 06:39, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
These two claims seems to be contradictory:
"R. pseudoacacia is considered an excellent plant for growing in highly disturbed areas as an erosion control plant" and "Black locust does not do well on [...] eroded soils"
I don't know which is true.
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In Hungary, BL foliage and young branches are animal feeding stock for pigs goats, poultry and rabbits. 80.85.50.103 ( talk) 11:39, 1 July 2022 (UTC)