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The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. [4] Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced ...
Gleditsia / ɡ l ɪ ˈ d ɪ t s i ə / [2] (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch , director of the Berlin Botanical Garden , who died in 1786.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching 12–25 metres (39–82 feet) (rarely to 45 m or 148 ft) tall with a trunk up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The bark is smooth and gray on young trees, becoming thick and fissured with age. The winter buds are reddish-brown, with a velvety texture.
Black locust trees are native to the southern Appalachians and the Ozarks. A deciduous tree, black locust was brought here from the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains for erosion control and durable ...
Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America.Commonly known as locusts, [2] they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall.
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This is a list of invasive species in Europe. A species is regarded as invasive if it has become introduced to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species) and becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location. An invasive species will be one that thrives in its ...
Introduced and invasive species of trees include: Aceraceae (Maples) Acer ginnala (Amur maple) Acer platanoides (Norway maple) Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn, alder buckthorn) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Hippocastanaceae (buckeye and horsechestnut) Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye)