#49 PINK ROBINIA
Robinia x ambigua ‘Decaisneana’
This tree can be found half way along the Grass Path – south towards the Park Drive Path.
| Distribution: | Robina is a genus of about half a dozen deciduous trees and shrubs confined to a few SE U.S. states. The name commemorates Jean Robin, herbalist to Henry IV of France and his son Vespasien. |
| Planting Date: | 1919 |
| Bought from: | James Smith (Scotland Nurseries), Tansley, Matlock, Derbyshire |
| Appearance: | Robinia xambigua ‘decaisneana’ is a very hardy. The rose-pink flowers provide an attractive, and fragrant, late spring to early summer display. |
| Leaf: | Deciduous with green Foliage |
| Flowers: | Large racemes of pale pink flowers. |
| Tree height and girth in 2023 | Height 24 m and girth 134 cm |
| Uses: | Ornamental tree Good street tree – tolerant of pollution. Useful in stabilising sandbanks unstable soil. |
| Introduction Date: | Garden origin 1863 |
| Anecdotes and Comments | Rated by The Tree Register County Champion in 2023 by virtue of both its height and girth. Other Common names: Pink flowering Locust, Pink Locust, Pink Silk tree. |