Acacia mearnsii

Common Name: Black Wattle

Height: 5-15 meters

Spread: 5 metres

Habit: Medium tree.

Family: Mimosaceae

Origin/Habitat: Open forests and cleared areas.

Foliage: Dark green, with soft yellowish young shoots. 9-20 pairs of pinnae. Glands are numerous and irregularly spaced between pairs of pinnae.

Flowers: Oct-Dec. Pale yellow.

Other features for identification: Pods, 6-15cm in length.

Soil preferences: Fertilise at plant out with 15gm of 18:2.6:10 N.P.K.

Cultural tolerances: Will grow from subtropic to highlands zone in most soils. Requires full sun. Is resistant to frost and drought. Wind tolerance - can be placed in the front line of a windbreak.

Maintenance requirements: Low maintenance. Add a 9 month fertiliser in spring.

Uses:     Firewood &  Timber

Other: Medium fire risk.

Propagation: Treat seeds with heat