Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in Romanian Forestry

This paper presents a literature review of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and the knowledge accumulated by Romanian foresters researchers, covering species propagation, stand management, vulnerability issues. As highlighted numerous authors, manifests dual features, both as an exogenous one that is already naturalized. The main drivers for this species’ expansion in Romania its ecological adaptability on degraded lands, fast growth, high biomass yields, addition to other economic benefits. Black plantations coppices also offer important range ecosystem services such CO2 sequestration, landscape reclamation, fuel wood, or maintaining traditional crafts regions with little no forest cover. Highlighted disadvantages include short lifespan, invasiveness when introduced fertile sites, dieback drought/frost prone areas. results extensive research studies are captured technical norms, although aspects genetics, invasive potential, adaptation climate change dynamics call more optimizing management. rallies efforts those international community order address desertification, stands out proven solution reclaiming lands native not alternative.