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Acacia spectabilis

Species
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Family Fabaceae
Synonyms Acacia chrysobotrya
Common names Mudgee Wattle, Wattle

Climatic Suitability
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Acacia spectabilis: leaves
Credit: Reiner Richter
Acacia spectabilis: flowers
Credit: © Fagg, M, (2010)
Acacia spectabilis: flower buds and leaves on stems
Credit: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Acacia spectabilis: close up of flowers
Credit: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Acacia spectabilis: fruit
Credit: © Fagg, M, (2011)
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Form

Height in cultivation 2 – 6 m
Spread in cultivation 2 – 4 m
Origin Native
Flower colour Yellow
Flower period spring, winter
Leaf colour Green
Leaf loss Evergreen
Canopy area 13 m2
Canopy shape Spreading

Site

Urban space type Garden
Use feature, playground friendly, screen, windbreak
Soil texture clay, loam, sand
Soil pH acidic, neutral
Soil Volume 2 – 8 m3

Performance

Shade tolerance Full shade Full sun Part shade
Tolerance High drought
High frost
High coastal
Growth rate Fast
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator

Climate Suitability

Climate suitability

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