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Acacia floribunda

Plant name: White sallow wattle

Plant type: shrubs / bushes / trees

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Origin: NSW, QLD, VIC.

Cultural notes: Adaptable to most soils and prefers a shaded position. It naturally occurs along watercourses or where there is consistent water but seems to tolerate dry conditions in a garden situation. Fast-growing.

Maintenance: Prune after flowering to maintain a dense habit.

Tolerates: Frost tolerant, moderately drought tolerant.

Flowering season: Late winter and spring.

Flower colour: Profuse pale yellow to cream flowers occur in rods to 4cm long. Long narrow seed pods.

Foliage colour: Dark green linear phyllodes to 15cm in length, branches often become pendulous.

Width: Up to 4.5m

Height: Up to 6m

Plant spacing: 150cm apart

Recommended uses: Good for windbreaks or hedges due to its attractive appearance and fast growth.

Description: A tall dense shrub or small tree growing to a height of 6m. Long narrow dark green phyllodes to 15cm long, often slightly curved. Abundant pale yellow ball-shaped flowers in winter and spring.