Tree Family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) The Fabaceae, or Legumes, are mostly herbs but include also shrubs and trees found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering some 400 genera and 10,000 species. Peanuts, beans, peas, wisteria and locust trees are among the family.
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Tortuosa'
Corkscrew Black Locust

Umbrella Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica

Gleditsia caspica
Caspian Locust Tree

Kentucky Wisteria
Wisteria macrostachya

Maackia amurensis
Amur Maackia

Hartwig Locust
Robinia hartwigii
Scholar Tree - Sophora japonica
Scholar Tree
 Sophora japonica

Jack's Viburnum
Viburnum X jackii
Twisty Baby™ Black Locust
Twisty Baby™ Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lacy Lady'

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
 
 
 
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