Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood

Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a 25m tree valued for durable timber and use as a windbreak or in revegetation. It has pale yellow ball flowers in spring and is very frost hardy. Moisture-reliant, it thrives in dappled shade and heavy clay.

25m
Height
8m
Width
pale yellow ball flowers in spring
Flowers

Growing Conditions

Position
dappled shade
Soil
heavy clay or peat soils
Drainage
tolerates wet sites
Frost/Snow
very frost hardy
Wind
very wind resistant
Drought
usually moisture reliant
Coastal
moderate coastal exposure

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