{"id":142865,"date":"2025-04-14T02:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=142865"},"modified":"2025-04-14T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:47:29","slug":"blooming-black-locust-tree-at-sequoyah-nwr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/04\/14\/blooming-black-locust-tree-at-sequoyah-nwr\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Black Locust Tree At Sequoyah NWR"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sweet scent of blooming Black Locust is wafting through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge right now. Heads-up, their wonderful fragrance won\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n

The Black Locust blooms only last 7 to 10 days, and once they wilt, the scent disappears!<\/p>\n

\"BlackBlack Locust in bloom \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/640, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Black Locust<\/span><\/a> blooms look a lot like sweet pea blossoms, and they should, since both belong to the Fabaceae<\/em> (pea) family.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, the flowers are a creamy white, but they can rarely be pink or purple.<\/p>\n

In this image, thorns are visible on the branch to the right of the blooms. I sure don\u2019t want to get too close to a Black Locust tree!<\/p>\n

\"BloomingBlooming Black Locust tree \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/1000, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday, after photographing the blooming locust trees at the refuge, I found out that this native species can host at least 67 species of butterflies and moths. That\u2019s a lot!<\/p>\n

The seeds are eaten by some birds and squirrels, and woodpeckers may nest in the trunks of older trees.<\/p>\n

\"BlackBlack Locust blossoms \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/1000, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that the bark, leaves, and wood of this locust tree are toxic to both humans and livestock. If you have pets, this isn\u2019t a tree I\u2019d recommend planting in your yard or garden.<\/p>\n

\"FloweringFlowering Black Locust tree \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/1000, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I think the flowers of Black Locust are beautiful, the scent is lovely, and those creamy-white blooms make great photography subjects. I’m really glad I took the time to enjoy and photograph them yesterday at the refuge!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my flower, shrub, and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sweet scent of blooming Black Locust is wafting through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge right now. Heads-up\u2014their wonderful fragrance won\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16389,13973,13974],"tags":[16390,16391,6627,6098,7353,14190,13984,6577,6518,5370,6583,4302,16392,165,4427,5065],"class_list":["post-142865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-locust-trees","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-black-locust","tag-black-locust-tree","tag-bloom","tag-blooming","tag-blossoms","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forest","tag-bottomlands","tag-branches","tag-flowering","tag-forest","tag-leaves","tag-native","tag-robinia-pseudoacacia","tag-spring","tag-tree","tag-white-wildflowers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t