ROBINIA AMBIGUA 'PURPLE ROBE'
USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 4 TO 10
HEIGHT: 30 FT. TO 40 FT.
WIDTH: 20 FT. TO 30 FT.
EXPOSURE: DAPPLES TO FULL SUN
FOLIAGE COLOR: DARK GREEN,
FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS: LONG LASTING, PENDENT,
FLOWER COLOR: PINKS, REDS,
BLOOMTIME RANGE: EARLY SUMMER TO MID SUMMER
COMMENTS:
MODERATELY FAST GROWING, COMPACT, ROUNDED, DECIDUOUS TREE WITH SPINY
SHOOTS.
GROWS TO 40 FEET TALL AND 30 FEET WIDE. NEW GROWTH IS REDDISH-BRONZE. DARK GREEN LEAVES ARE PINNATE TO 10 INCHES IN LENGTH, WITH UP TO 15 OVATE LEAFLETS. ROSE PINK, FRAGRANT, SHOWY FLOWERS, TO 1 INCH LONG ARE HELD IN PENDANT RACEMES, TO 8 INCHES IN LENGTH. BLOOMS UP TO 2 WEEKS EARLIER THAN 'IDAHO' AND FOR A LONGER TIME. THOUGH A POPULAR STREET TREE, IT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE USED CLOSE TO POWER LINES WHERE MATURE, HARD WOOD HAS TO BE PRUNED IN ORDER TO KEEP A NICE FORM.