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Idaho Locust
Robinia ambigua Idahoensis


Location: 3rd Street
Park: Niles Community Park
District: Niles
Native to: N. America
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Hybrid broadleaf deciduous tree native to North America. This species has showy magenta flowers, dark green compound leaves, and a gray bark. Medium spreading to 40' tall, this species is drought tolerant, and will grow well in our climate. The parents of this species are R. pseudoacacia and R. viscosa.

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