Acacia Decurrens

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Common Name:

GREEN WATTLE

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WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

A tall shrub to tree, reaching 12 metres tall.
The bark is green with green branches which have winged ridges.
'Leaves' are compound-bipinnate, mid-green, to about 12 cm long with pinnules (leaflets) to about 1.5 cm long and much more widely spaced compared to other bipinnate wattles (somewhat resembling a hair comb). The leaves typically have jugary glands but no interjugary glands.
Flowers are produced in globular heads, up to 7 mm diameter, with up to 35 very small staminate flowers per head.
Flowers are a rich bright yellow, with flowering usually starting in July-August.
Pods are straight to curved, to 11 cm long and about 1 cm wide. They are produced in large numbers and can cover the ground when shed.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

Grows in dry sclerophyll forest or woodlands, with much of its existence in the central coast subdivision of NSW, extending to the central tablelands, southern tablelands and western slopes.
It usually grows on heavier soils, often near creeklines.
It can be a dominant midstorey plant in some woodland and forest vegetation, often with a mixture of age classes with dead trees and regenerating saplings.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Tends to be short-lived, prone to borer attack. However, can be used to create a privacy or screen at a high level.
Bee-attracting and will also create some light shade.
May be used in situations where establishing other medium trees is difficult. Grows very quickly.
Very hardy; will tolerate sun and shade.
Tolerates frost and hot weather.
Regenerates readily from bushfire through the soil seedbank.

Image Source: Flower - John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Image Source: Plant - John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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