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Black Locust vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Robinia pseudoacacia

Prunus maackii Jefdike

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Black Locust
Klondike Amur Cherry

Black Locust is an attractive tree. Its distinctive leaves are made of about a dozen bright green leaflets. It also notable for its fragrant white flowers, which smell of citrus.

Black Locust can grow in many situations, but prefers dry areas with lots of sun. It is robust and is an excellent choice for establishing shade in dry, open areas.

Important note: Much of the Black Locust is toxic to humans and livestock, including seeds, bark, and leaves.

The Klondike Amur Cherry is an attractive cultivar which features showy, peeling gold bark and textured oval leaves that turn bright yellow in fall. It blooms with fragrant white flowers in mid spring, and produces tiny, tart black berries through the summer. The Klondike Amur Cherry was bred to have improved stem strength and stronger branching.

This tree makes a great addition to urban gardens and commercial planting, and is immune to black knot.

Black Locust Quick Facts

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low


Fall colour: yellow
Bark: dark reddish brown to balck with furrows
Bark: golden
Flowers: Creamy white flowers in a pyramidal shape bloom in may-june
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Seeds: dark brown peapod-like pods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: false acacia, yellow locust