Robinia: Name dedicated in honor of Jean Robin (1550 - 1629), royal gardener to Henri IV and Louis XIII of France and his son Vespasian Robin, who was the first to plant this tree in Europe.

Deciduous, medium-sized to large trees or shrubs, up to 25 meters high and 20 meters wide, also multi-stemmed with a round, spreading, later umbrella-like crown and irregular branch structure.

The genus includes 20 species in North America and Mexico with different sizes and shapes and in clusters of flowers in various colors (white, pink or purple), spreading a sweet fragrance.

The robinia is vigorous, has a strong root system and is therefore considered a pioneer and industrial tree for reinforcing slopes, embankments and banks. Due to its high climate tolerance and drought resistance, it is an option as a park, garden, street and landscape tree.

Robinia pseudoacacia - the false acacia is native to North America and Mexico. The true acacias are only found in Africa.

Growth: large tree up to 25 meters high and 20 meters wide, with a round, spreading, later umbrella-like crown.

Bark, bark: gray-brown, roughly furrowed

Leaves: deciduous, blue-green, alternate, imparipinnate up to 30 centimetres long; individual leaflets elliptical three to four centimetres long, yellow in autumn; poisonous

Flowers: drooping racemes, white, up to 25 centimetres long, fragrant, sweetly scented

Fruits: pods, brown, four to ten-seeded, flat pods, up to eight centimetres long, insect food, poisonous

Roots: Strong rooter and therefore soil-strengthening

Characteristics: pioneer and industrial shrub, robust, frost and winter hardy, resistant to urban and industrial conditions, nitrogen collector, salt resistant, particularly drought resistant, insect food, soil stabilizing

Wood: hard, cracked, yellow

Special feature: leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds are poisonous to humans and horses, non-toxic to goats, cows and other animals