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.