black locust
noun
: a tall tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) of eastern North America with pinnately compound leaves, drooping racemes of fragrant white flowers, and strong stiff wood
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That’s back when the DNR tree nursery distributed a lot of autumn olives and black locusts, Martinson said.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Staff made more dramatic changes to the bears’ indoor habitat, adding murals of mountainous landscapes, black locust timber climbing structures, new flooring and upgraded air conditioning.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Staff have been refreshing the giant panda exhibit in anticipation of Bao Li and Qing Bao’s arrival, with upgrades like fresh sod, murals depicting mountains, a panda hammock, black locust climbing structures and 40 Giant Panda Cam cameras, per the Washington Post.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
The backyard is thick with towering black locust trees.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
Both are clad with cedar wood shingles and black locust wood siding, and both are equipped with large outdoor decks that expand the interior space further outside.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 5 Sep. 2023
The best woods include osage, Oregon yew, white ash, Southern red cedar, black walnut, black locust, apple, and mulberry.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Mark McNamara of Conundrum Woodcraft in Gaston has decorative items made from maple, oak, cherry, black walnut, black locust, apple and birch trees sustainably foraged from the Willamette and Columbia river valleys.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
The black locust tree can take in atmospheric nitrogen and convert it to a type more accessible to plants.
—Elena Shao Maddie McGarvey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Staff made more dramatic changes to the bears’ indoor habitat, adding murals of mountainous landscapes, black locust timber climbing structures, new flooring and upgraded air conditioning.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Staff have been refreshing the giant panda exhibit in anticipation of Bao Li and Qing Bao’s arrival, with upgrades like fresh sod, murals depicting mountains, a panda hammock, black locust climbing structures and 40 Giant Panda Cam cameras, per the Washington Post.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
The backyard is thick with towering black locust trees.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
Both are clad with cedar wood shingles and black locust wood siding, and both are equipped with large outdoor decks that expand the interior space further outside.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 5 Sep. 2023
The best woods include osage, Oregon yew, white ash, Southern red cedar, black walnut, black locust, apple, and mulberry.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Mark McNamara of Conundrum Woodcraft in Gaston has decorative items made from maple, oak, cherry, black walnut, black locust, apple and birch trees sustainably foraged from the Willamette and Columbia river valleys.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
The black locust tree can take in atmospheric nitrogen and convert it to a type more accessible to plants.
—Elena Shao Maddie McGarvey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
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“Black locust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20locust. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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