It seems that this flowering tree is a member of the Black Locust family. The flowers are very attractive to bees. The flowers look very much like Sweet Pea flowers. The leave are pinnately compound with 11 to 15 leaflets, that create a kind of twinkling shade. The wood of the Locust family is very rot resistant and very hard. Their wood is used for anything from ship masts to fence posts and even tool handles. Its leaves and seed pods are eaten by livestock and I'm sure other wild animals.Click on the image to see up close how beautiful this flower is.
Where I found it : in Maine on the road side
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