Black Locust Striker
1 Black Locust Striker
Common Name(s): Black locust, robinia, false acacia
Scientific Name: Robinia pseudoacacia
Distribution: Central-eastern United States (also widely naturalized in many temperate areas worldwide)
Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,
2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 48.0 lbs/ft3 (770 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.66, 0.77
Janka Hardness: 1,700 lbf
Comments: Black locust is a very hard and strong wood, competing with hickory (Carya genus) as the strongest and stiffest domestic timber: but with more stability and rot resistance.
Although it shares a similar common name with honey locust, the two are in separate genera--Robinia and Gleditsia, respectively. (In a botanical sense, black locust trees are actually more closely related to desert ironwood (Olneya tesota), though the wood of course is less dense than ironwood.[2]) But when compared to honey locust, black locust tends to be slightly heavier, harder, and with more of a green or yellow tinge, while honey locust tends to have a warmer orange or red tint.
