canopy layer
black locust
robinia pseudoacacia
the hardest-working pioneer in the toolkit: fixes nitrogen at tree scale, coppices forever, makes rot-proof posts, and feeds bees in early summer. keep it where you want it — it means to stay.
functions
nitrogen fixerpioneerbiomasspollinator forage
field guide
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full sun
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soil
thrives on poor, disturbed ground
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relationships — grows well with
black mulberrymorus nigra→jerusalem artichokehelianthus tuberosus→comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→
see black locust on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around black locust
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- black locust — the anchor
- canopy
- black mulberry
- herbaceous
- comfrey (bocking 14)