Claim · model-written summary
Black locust is the second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwide after Eucalyptus.
- Taxon
- Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia pseudoacaciae0 - Outcome
- second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwidee1
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Verbatim
e0“Black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.)”
e1“rivaling Populus spp. as the second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwide after Eucalyptus spp.”
Title
Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu; Károly Rédei; William L. Mason; et al. Journal of Forestry Research 2020. doi:10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Black locust was introduced to Europe and currently extends over 2.3 × 10^6 ha.
- Observation Black locust is drought tolerant and grows in areas with annual precipitation as low as 500–550 mm in Europe.
- Observation Black locust tolerates dry, nutrient poor soils.
- Observation Black locust grows best on deep, nutrient-rich, well-drained soils.
- Observation Height, diameter and volume growth of black locust peak before the age of 20.
- Observation Black locust mostly regenerates vegetatively by root suckers under a simple coppice system.
- Recommendation The simple coppice system is considered the most cost-effective management system for black locust.
- Observation Black locust also regenerates, less frequently, by stool sprouts.
- Observation Black locust is regarded as invasive in several European countries.
- Observation The range of black locust in Europe is expected to expand under predicted climate changes.