Family | Mimosaceae |
Description | Rounded large shrub to small tree with weeping branches. Relatively long-lived |
Flowering time | winter |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Riparian zones and low-lying parts of floodplains in myall and other grassy woodland communities. |
Soil types | Heavy soils. |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Excellent species for soil stabilisation in riparian and other zones subject to waterlogging. Unlike most wattles the seed pods do not split, instead breaking up into segments and dispersing via floodwaters. Tolerant of salinity and suckers freely |
-amenity/ornamental values | Individual plants vary greatly in foliage and form. The best specimens are extremely attractive trees. |
-other values | Attractive timber for craft uses, fuelwood, fence posts. May have fodder value. |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | average |
-compaction | average to high |
-waterlogging | very high |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -5 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 9 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | physical |
-treatment | boiling water or scarification |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | 3-25 |
-direct seeding | easy |
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