Trees

Acacia dealbata
             Silver Wattle
Descriptor
Fast growing evergreen tree or shrub with waxy new growth. Ferny, blue-green leaves to 13cm long. Smooth ridges on central leaf stalk >2mm long, pointed. Smooth ridges on silvery branchlets. Lemon to bright yellow flowers. Native to Tasmania. Typically a pioneer species after fire. Nitrogen fixing. Useful selection for a windbreak, erosion control, revegetation, soil improver. 
Cultural knowledge
​Bark used to make coase rope & string, the resinous sap for glue or to mix with ash to make poultices, the timber for tools & seeds to make flour. 
Ecological role
​Winter food source for arboreal marsupials including Leadbeater possum, sugar glider, squirrel glider, mahogany glider and yellow-bellied glider. Valuable source of pollen for bees
Height
​12-15m
Width
​8-10m
Sun 
Full Sun
Soil type
​Acid, neutral 
Flowering time
​Winter-Spring

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