228 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
LOCUST 
Of the three locust trees found in the United States 
only one, the black locust, 1s of any great importance 
The honey locust belongs to another genus All have 
compound leaves and fragrant flowers which are quite 
conspicuous. 
BLACK LOCUST 
Robinia pseudacacia 
Bark 
Dark brown, deeply furrowed 17-13” 
thick on old trees, bright yellow 
inner bark which is often used for 
dyeing 
LEAVES 
Compound, 8’-14” long and have 
from 7-20 leaflets 
FRUIT 
A smooth flat dark-brown pod con- 
taining from 4-20 seeds 
RANGE 
Originally found only m the Appala- 
chian Mountains from Pennsylvania 
south to Northern Georgia Now all 
over the Eastern United States, 
extensively planted in Europe 
