Abstract
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) was the first forest tree species introduced from North America to Europe, at the beginning of the 17th century. Its unprecedented fast spread is due to its high-grade adaptability, drought-tolerance, abundant and frequent seed crop, excellent sprouting ability, fast growth and relatively high timber yield. Other advantages are, that it has scarcely any fungi or insect pests. This review is a short summary on black locust improvement in Hungary, giving guidance for specialists who are interested in black locust management.
Highlights
Hungary has got much experience in black locust growing, as it has been grown for 300 years in the country
Being aware of its importance, forestry research in Hungary continues to deal with various aspects of black locust growing, with special regard to the energy crisis and to the global climate change harmful effects thanks to having some desirable characteristics of the tree species
The most important black locust growing regions in Hungary are located in the south and south-west Transdanubia, the plain between the rivers Danube and Tisza (Central Hungary) and north-east Hungary (Nyírség region) (Keresztesi,1988)
Summary
Hungary has got much experience in black locust growing, as it has been grown for 300 years in the country. The proportion of black locust stands in the total stocked area of forests amounts to 23% (460,000 ha), the growing stock of which is around 38 million m3. Being aware of its importance, forestry research in Hungary continues to deal with various aspects of black locust growing, with special regard to the energy crisis and to the global climate change harmful effects thanks to having some desirable characteristics of the tree species. Black locust is one of the most suitable tree species for establishing energy and environmental plantations. Of the fast-growing deciduous tree species of the world it is the black locust that is the third after the eucalyptus and hybrid poplars in forest stand establishments and man-made reforestations. At the moment the total area of black locust is globally about 2.5 million ha. The first is the Asian continent, where China and South and North Korea, while in the European continent France, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Germany may be the most prominent black locust growers
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