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The locust borer, Megacyllene robiniae , is an insect native to North America and can be found over most of the United States. The adult locust borer is large, nearly an inch in length, and very colorful.
Honeylocust plant bugs are truly a here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of pest. They emerge in May to feed exclusively on the new growth of honeylocusts and are gone by mid- to late-June.
Most common are the 17 Year Cicada, also called the "17 Year Locust", and the 13 Year Cicada. Upon reaching maturity, adult Cicadas emerge from holes in the ground where they have lived for the past 17 years.
Honeylocust
Botanical name: Gleditsia triancanthos inermis.
Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9.
New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana (bean-Favaceae) the only species of wild Locust, they droop with masses of pink-purple blooms in early June. Branches are tough and elastic, good for bows. The uncooked flowers were added to the native diet.
Valerianella locusta
Light: Sun, Part Sun Plant Height: 2-4 inches tall Plant Type: Vegetable
This cool-season green has spoon-shaped leaves with a mild nutty flavor. Also called mache, it's a gourmet salad green that... read more ...
Sunburst Honeylocust
The striking, fast-growing deciduous sunburst honeylocust has delicate, golden foliage and long, curved seed pods in the fall. Excellent as a specimen tree, the sunburst honeylocust craves full sun and well-drained soil.
This wilderness fruit is thought to have been the locust that St.John the Baptist ate whilst in the desert, hence the name St. John's bread. The Jews used to hide from the Romans amongst the carob branches and eat the fruit to survive.
Lily Leaf Acriopsis have uniquely shaped blooms that resemble locusts and prefer humid environments like rainforests, wetlands, and sometimes mountainous areas, as in northeastern India.
For example, box elder (Acer negundo), silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) are weedy, weak-wooded, short-lived trees that cause problems when planted near homes, outdoor living areas or highly trafficked roadsides.
Mache, Valerianella locusta) also known as corn salad, has a sweet, nutty flavor. Endive and radicchio have slightly bitter taste. Curly endives, such as ‘Tres Fin,' have finely dissected, curly leaves. Oriental greens round out the medley.
Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana)
Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) ...
American holly (Ilex opaca) Barberry (Berberis species) Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Blue spruce (Picea pungens) Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) Bridal wreath (Spiraea species) Butterfly bush (Buddleia species) Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) ...
Twisty Baby black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lady Lace')
Height: 3 to 7 m
Spread: 4 to 5 m
Location: full sun to part shade
Cultivation: dry to moist, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soil ...
Honey locust trees produce small leaves. Remember, the greater the exposed leaf surface the faster the decomposition.
Mache (Valerianella locusta) germinates and grows slowly, but the unique rounded cup shaped leaves offer a striking contrast to a bowl of greens.
Hosts include healthy maple, horse chestnut, birch, Rose of Sharon, poplar, willow, elm, locust, mulberry, chinaberry, apple, cherry, pear, and citrus trees. It may also attack other species of hardwood trees.
Trees with pods are in the legume, (or bean) family, such as silktree, mesquite and locust.
Do not confuse with siliqua (the similar-looking seedpod of locust and carob trees.)
Definition as written by htop:
A silique is a dry dehiscent fruit that consists of two cells which split along two sutures releasing the seeds.
Other common fine-textured plants include honey locust, asparagus, lavendar, maidenhair fern, love-in-a-mist, dill, fennel, wild bleeding heart, albizzia, tarragon, spirea, yew, and Japanese barberry.
NOTE: Don't use cedar (natural pesticide chemicals), black locust (won't rot), black walnut (plants hate it) (though raspberries are fine with it), or cherry (toxic to most animals when alive, not sure about when it's rotting.) ...
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Honeylocust - Gleditsia Triacanthos
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orthoptera An insect family made up of species having a tough, leathery shell, membranous hindwings, and straight forewings. Includes locusts, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids.
Legume-A dry fruit with two seams in the outer wall. Example: Black locust.
By 1686, the status of horticulture in Virginia was such that William Fitzhugh of Westmoreland County, describing his plantation in a letter, mentions "a large orchard of about 2,500 apple trees, most grafted, well fenced with a locust fence.
Buckeye, horse chestnut (Aesculus glabra) 4-7
Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) 6-9
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) 4-9
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) 7-10
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) 4-9 ...
Avoid maples, oaks, magnolias, elms and sweet gums because of their dense canopies and steer away from beeches, maples and willows because of their shallow root systems. The open canopies of trees such as poplars, birches, pines, locusts and ginkgos ...
sneezeweed, sedum, sweet fennel, thistle, vetch, violet, paw paw, spicebush, hackberry, milk vetch, milkweed, and various grasses. Trees, as well, provide hosting for the larvae. These include: cherry, birch, citrus trees, dogwood, locust, and elm.
They supposedly function by emitting frequencies well out of range of human hearing, thereby silently discouraging pests like grasshoppers, locusts, moths, and rodents. Be wary, and always have a contingency plan.
Wrap trees, especially recently planted trees or sensitive varieties like honey locust or Japanese maple.
Trees with heavy shading potential in the form of many large leaves and thick branches, such as some oaks, maples and sweetgums, create a poor environment for turfgrass. Trees, such as honey locust, that have a lower crown density, (that is, ...
evergreens, hollies, ligustrum, pittosporum, pyracantha, rose, and viburnum; fruit crops such as blackberries, blueberries and strawberries; vegetables including tomatoes, squash, eggplant, cucumber; and trees such as maple, elm, ash, black locust, ...
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