Robinia x margaretta 'Pink Cascade' CASQUE ROUGE black locust
size/type
medium-sized tree,medium-sized tree
usual height
5-8m
usual width
2-4m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
May-June
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Robinia
Flowering trees always bring something extra to every garden. This locust confirms the fact. It is a controlled hybrid between robinia hispida var.kelsey and robinia pseudoacacia. One gave large size of flowers, the other added rich colour. Its origin is untraceable, the first mention was found in 1934 when it was sold in the USA as robinia x ambigua Pink Cascade, only then it travelled to Europe to be marketed as Casque Rouge.Description of the plant:
Casque Rouge locust offers a stunning display of deep pink to fuchsia-purple flowers in mid spring. They are pea-like, formed in 15-20 cm long racemes. You can make the tree flower profusely again in mid summer by pruning it right after the first flowering in early summer. Locust blooms on new wood, too, so you will be able to enjoy its bright pink flowers again on hot summer days.Pinnate leaves are mid green and continue emerging until autumn. Thanks to its new leaves the plant keeps its fresh looks all season long. The crown is pyramidal, quite regular in shape and light, providing enough filtered sunlight for plants living underneath. The tree seldom exceeds height of 8 meters. Branches are thorny.
Locust needs super-well-drained or dry soil, preferably poor. In wet or boggy soil it will most certainly die. Staking the trunk of a freshly planted tree is necessary for minimum of three years. Annual pruning reduces risk of wind damage. Fully hardy to min. -34°C, possibly more (USDA 4).
Last update 08-12-2008; 27-05-2018
QUICK PRICE OVERVIEW
half-standard
height of stem 100-120 cm
3 820 Kč
standard
girth 12-14 cm
8 230 Kč
standard
height of stem 180-200 cm, girth 8-10 cm
4 250 Kč
standard
height of stem 180-200 cm, girth 8-10 cm
4 250 Kč
standard
girth 12-14 cm
8 230 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
