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Botanical Name:

Acacia pycnantha

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Common Name:

Golden Wattle

Family Name:

MIMOSACEAE

Genus:

Acacia

species

pycnantha

Name Derivation

G: Gk. derived from akis - a sharp point; S: Refers to the dense heads of flowers.

Growth Habit:

Evergreen tree/shrub

Dimensions:

5-6m x 2-4m

Flower:

Globular, borne in racemes with zig-zag stems 8-15cm long, profuse, scented, yellow flowers 60 or more in a drooping panicle from July - October.

Climate:

Frost and drought tolerant when mature, and withstands coastal exposure. Grows on heavy, shallow or dry soils.

Fruit:

Legume pod 8-13cm, flat, straight, leathery

Propagation:

Seed.

Horticulture Use:

Ornamental, windbreak, low shelter and erosion control.

Culture & Maintenance:

Adapts to most well-drained soils, dappled shade, partial or full sun. Younger plants can be a bit straggly but mature plants are well shaped.

Foliage:

Phyllodes, linear to broadly oblanceolate, 12-20cm, falcate, glabrous,1 gland

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