Botanical Name: Acacia dealbata (A. decurrens dealbata)
Common Name: Silver wattle
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, bank-growing tree with spreading to umbrella-shaped canopy silvery foliage is somewhat hairy towards the ends of the branches
Height 30-60'
Spread 20-50'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun, performs poorly in shade
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 9, 9, 14-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves bi-pinnately compound, alternate 4-8" long – finely divided into 10-30 pairs of pinnae with 16-70 pairs of small silvery leaflets
Flowers yellow rounded "puff balls" 1/4" diameter - spring
Fruit pod, 3-4" long, contracted between seeds
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
fast growing shade tree, good in dry areas, slopes, "native" landscapes – best used in informal large-scale background plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers to be kept dry – little needed after establishment
Fertilizing none
Pruning head high, thin canopy occasionally to prevent wind damage
Pests/Diseases root rot in poorly drained areas
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Eastern Australia
Family: Fabaceae

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