Tree-of-heaven will have a single terminal leaflet, while most black walnut leaves have two leaflets at the tip. If in doubt, give leaves a smell test as previously described. (Leaflet numbers from ...

We have lost American chestnut and now white ash. It would be a shame to add black locust to the funeral list. Although considered a ”weed tree” by many, black locust has many values.

Both types have compound leaves, with little leaflets extending from a central stem. Black locust leaflets, besides being rounder, have an uneven number on each stem, with a single one at the tip ...

When we asked what type of tree it is, we were told it’s a locust. It’s just that we think locust trees have purple blooms. Could this tree be a locust, even though it’s blooming white flowers?

Honey locust and black locust trees have large, beastly thorns that can be seen in winter. Lastly, you can also search the ground below the tree for last year’s clues — nuts and downed leaves.

What: The brilliant lemon-yellow leaves of the golden locust tree — also known as golden false acacia, or robinia pseudoacacia frisia — are a beacon in the spring and summer landscape. The ...

ST. PAUL — October's Weed of the Month is a tree called black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Black locust is native to North America but not native to Minnesota. It has been widely planted as an ...