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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001256
11/12/99

Robinia x ambigua 'Idahoensis'--Idaho Locust


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 35 ft Spread: 25 ft Form: oval
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Pink

Comments: Idaho Locust tolerates summer heat and dryness
as well as winter cold. The main ornamental feature is
the fragrant pink flowers (Vis. 1). The fall color is
yellow. The parents are R. pseudoacacia and R. viscosa.

References for Cultivars: J. Frank Schmidt and Son 1997.


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