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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) as a multi-purpose tree species in Hungary and Romania: a review

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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) was the first North-American tree species imported to Europe at the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is commonly planted worldwide because of its adaptability to environmental stresses, its valuable wood, easy propagation, frequent and abundant seed production, excellent coppicing, high seedling survival, and relatively high wood yield. In Europe, Romania and Hungary have the most highly-developed black locust growing techniques and experiences. As a result of increasing interest in black locust in many countries, this review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art site requirements, propagation, improvement and management (including growth and yield as well as use in energy plantations).

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  1. Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transylvania University of Braşov, Şirul Beethoven no. 1, 500123, Brasov, Romania

    Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu

  2. Faculty of Horticulture and Forestry, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I of Romania” from Timișoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645, Timisoara, Romania

    Cornelia Hernea

  3. Department of Plantation Forestry, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre Forest Research Institute, Farkassziget, Püspökladány, 4150, Hungary

    Beatrix Bakti, Zsolt Keserű, Borbála Antal & Károly Rédei

  4. Hungarian Horticultural Propagation Material Non-profit Ltd., Sárvár, Budapest, Hungary

    Károly Rédei

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Nicolescu, VN., Hernea, C., Bakti, B. et al. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) as a multi-purpose tree species in Hungary and Romania: a review. J. For. Res. 29, 1449–1463 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-018-0626-5

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