Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a species native to the eastern North America, was introduced to Europe probably in 1601 and currently extends over 2.3 × 10⁶ ha. It has become naturalized in all sub-Mediterranean and temperate regions rivaling Populus spp. as the second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwide after Eucalyptus spp. This wide-spreading planting is because black locust is an important multipurpose species, producing wood, fodder, and a source of honey as well as bio-oil and biomass. It is also important for carbon sequestration, soil stabilization and re-vegetation of landfills, mining areas and wastelands, in biotherapy and landscaping. In Europe, black locust is drought tolerant so grows in areas with annual precipitation as low as 500–550 mm. It tolerates dry, nutrient poor soils but grows best on deep, nutrient-rich, well-drained soils. It is a fast-growing tree and the height, diameter and volume growth peak before the age of 20. It mostly regenerates vegetatively by root suckers under a simple coppice system, which is considered the most cost-effective management system. It also regenerates, but less frequently, by stool sprouts. Its early silviculture in production forests includes release cutting to promote root suckers rather than stool shoots, and cleaning-respacing to remove low-quality stems, reduce the number of shoots per stool, and adjust spacing between root suckers. In addition, early, moderate and frequent thinning as well as limited pruning are carried out focusing on crop trees. The species is regarded as invasive in several European countries and its range here is expected to expand under predicted climate changes.

黑刺槐（Robinia pseudoacacia L.）是北美洲东部的一个物种，大约在1601年引入欧洲，目前 面积超过2.3×10 ⁶公顷。它已在与杨属（Populus spp。是世界上第二大种植阔叶树种，仅次于桉树spp。这种广泛的种植是因为刺槐是一种重要的多用途物种，它生产木材，饲料，蜂蜜，生物油和生物质的来源。在生物疗法和环境美化中，这对于固碳，土壤稳定和填埋场，矿区和荒地的植被恢复也很重要。在欧洲，刺槐耐旱，因此在年降水量低至500-550毫米的地区生长。它能耐受干燥，营养不良的土壤，但在深层，营养丰富，排水良好的土壤上生长最佳。它是一棵生长迅速的树，高度，直径和体积的生长高峰在20岁之前。在简单的小灌木林系统下，它大部分由根部吸盘再生，这被认为是最具成本效益的管理系统。它也可以通过粪便发芽而再生，但频率较低。其在生产林中的早期造林活动包括：放伐砍伐以促进根吸盘，而不是大便芽；清理重排以去除劣质茎，减少每个粪便的芽数，并调整根吸盘之间的间距。此外，针对作物树木进行了早期，中度和频繁的间伐以及有限的修剪。该物种在几个欧洲国家被认为是入侵物种，在预计的气候变化下，其物种范围有望扩大。