Acacia dealbata- Silver Wattle

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Description

  • Fast growing evergreen tree or shrub. Native to Tasmania. Typically a pioneer species after fire. Nitrogen fixing. Useful selection for a windbreak, erosion control, revegetation, soil improver. 


Cultural

  • 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

  • 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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