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New Mexican Locust Tree

New Mexican Locust TreeThe New Mexican Locust (Robinia Neo-Mexicana, Gray) rarely rises higher than a shrub in the Southwestern semi-desert regions. Its tender shoots are covered with glandular but not viscid hairs.

The flowers are rosy and handsome. The twigs are armed with short, stout, recurved spines.