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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
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dry
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thrives on poor, disturbed ground
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for black locust — the members' view.
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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)