Tree Identification - Leaf Shape
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on Thursday, September 15 2011
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Easy Tree ID
You are driving along Pennsylvania highways and notice a scattering of small to medium size trees with the leaves turning brown in July or early August. What's going on here?
There is a very good chance that you are seeing the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Our common locust is frequently spotted in abandoned farm areas and in scattered strips bordering highways. The dark leaves are caused by the locust leafminer (Ondotota dorsalis). The damage is generally uglier than it is desctructive.
I will soon have a complete profile on Robinia pseudoacacia in the Tree Profiles feature.
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