black locust ( robina pseudoacacia l.) by: marquise smalls donte’ smithson
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Black Locust(Robina pseudoacacia L.)By: Marquise SmallsDonte’ Smithson
Interesting Facts
•Medium sized tree
•Grows up to 80 ft. tall
•Prefer sandy or rocky soil
•Found in fields and open areas •An entire leaf is 6 to 12 inches long
Bark
•Rough
•Light gray with deep furrows
Leaves
•Pinnately compound leaves
•One leaf (7-19) leaflets on one main stem
•Leaflets are always paired
Organisms uses
•Food source for white-tailed deer and wild turkey
•Black rat snake and eastern gray squirrel use this tree for shelter
Poem
LeafletsCompound Green
Breathing Providing Spacing Growing Shelter Food Life Peace
Rough Light GrayRocky
What we like about our tree?
•Fences are products of the black locust tree