Acacia silvestris

red wattle, Bodalla silver wattle.

A medium sized tree growing to 25m in height. Grey-green to mid green bipinnate foliage and and deep golden ball-shaped flowers.


origin	NSW, Vic.
cultural notes	A very hardy tree prefering an open sunny position. Adapting to most soils provided they are not waterlogged. Relatively long lived.
tolerates	Tolerant of frost and drought.
flowering season	Late Winter and Spring.
flower colour	Bright yellow-gold ball-shaped flowers in long cluster arising from the phyllode axils. Seed pods are up to 15cm long and brown.
foliage colour	Greyish to mid green bipinnate foliage.
width	up to 5m
height	up to 25m
plant spacing	200cm apart
recommended uses	Parks and large gardens.

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