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Acacia flavescens


Acacia flavescens branchAcacia flavescens Flower

Common Name: Yellow Wattle
   
Family: Mimosaceae
   
Form and Size: Medium bushy tree to 8m.
   
Leaves: Dark green with 3 prominent veins and a network of smaller veins.
   
Flowers: Cream coloured balls in clusters.
   
Flowering Period: Varies but most prominent between December and July.
   
Fruit: Flat light brown pods with small wings, and constricted between seeds.
   
Cultivation/Notes: Propagate from treated seed. A hardy tree that is a useful screening species.



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www.soe-townsville.org/greening/
www.soe-townsville.org/treeday/

Source: Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics,
compiled by Keith Townsend for Society for Growing Australian Plants.


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