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Discussion on Purple Robe Locust tree
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Member:
klowe
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Posted on Monday, Oct 22, 2007 - 6:56 pm:
Does anyone out there know if Purple Robe locust tree is poisonous in the same way as the Black locust? I knew about the Black locusts, but I bought this tree last week assuming (silly me) that it was different than the poisonous Black locusts. Now I have just read that this is a cultivar of some sort grafted onto a Black locust.
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, nurseries seem to know next to nothing about this kind of thing!
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Member:
scooter
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 - 7:32 am:
Hi Kathy it appears the purple robe is part of the robinia family and have those "lovely" seed pods.
Personally I wouldn't plant one anywhere near my horses. I have had problems with locusts over the years causing different problems with the horses.
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 - 9:09 am:
Honey locusts are generally safe to eat but black locusts should be avoided. Both do have nasty thorns, though I have read thornless varieties are now available. I doubt there is any specific information on your specific cultivar.
DrO
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klowe
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Posted on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 - 9:50 am:
OK, thanks. I think I will check with a different nursery, but if it is indeed a graft onto black locust stem or rootstock (or whatever you would call it) I will have to assume it has some of the same chemical characteristics as the black locust. Unless there are some plant biologists out there who know differently?
My guys are starting to eat the Chinese elm leaves now that the forage is dying back, such as it is, but so far have left everything else alone...cottonwood leaves and apple tree leaves, with an Afghan pine thrown in the mix.
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