Botanical Name: Acacia melanoxylon
Common Name: Blackwood acacia
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked tree, with a more upright habit than most Acacia species; the fairly short side branches form a dense oval or pyramidal canopy in youth; canopy eventually becomes more rounded with age
Height 30-40' (60')
Spread 1/3 - 1/2
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil tolerates most except poorly-drained clay
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 13-24); thrives in hot interior valleys
 
Morphology:
Leaves phyllodes (modified petioles), alternate or whorled (mostly at the ends of the branches); elliptic - falcate, 2-4" long; dark green
Flowers creamy yellow, many-stamened, lack petals, in short axillary racemes; March - April
Fruit a pod: 2-2 1/2" long; dull dark gray-brown
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a fast growing street tree; used for background groves or windscreens; best suited for large-area landscapes or for quick effects
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers an occasional deep soak - drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing little is required
Pruning head high if access under canopy is desired
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Fabaceae

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