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Fabaceae
Trees
Black Locust Twisty Baby
Hardiness
Zone 4
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Family
Fabaceae
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Twisty Baby’ is a compact and highly ornamental form of the black locust tree, renowned for its naturally twisted branches and leaves, giving it a unique sculptural appearance. This small tree or large shrub with an irregular bushy habit makes a remarkable focal point in contemporary gardens, urban courtyards, or container plantings. Its bright green, spiraling deciduous foliage turns yellow in autumn, and it can occasionally produce clusters of fragrant white flowers in spring, which are popular with pollinators. Easy to grow, ‘Twisty Baby’ prefers a sunny to semi-shaded exposure and well-drained, even poor, soil. Its average growth rate, good hardiness down to -34°C, and low maintenance needs make it a prized variety for creating movement and character in landscape compositions.
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Fertilization
Low-maintenance, avoid over-fertilizing
Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodSummer
Flower colorCreamy white
Foliage colorBright green, yellow in autumn
Foliage typeObsolete
FruitingOccasional pods
Maximum height4 m (13 ft)
Maximum width10 ft (3 m)
Growth rateModerate
Hardiness zoneZone 4
Minimum temperature-40 °C (-40 °F)
Its strengths, naturally.
Not recommended for pets
Pets
Plants that attract butterflies
Butterflies
Less attractive or generally tolerated by deer
Deer
