Acacia mearnsii Pot Size:250 mm

Acacia mearnsii Pot Size:250 mmAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle is an attractive medium sized, leguminous, nitrogen fixing tree that is covered in abundant blooms of sweetly scented, fluffy pale yellow flowers from September to December. A background of olive green fern like foliage and dark, rough barked trunk create great contrast. It is a useful shade tree for stock, for erosion control, or for re conditioning soil. With its fast growth rate, it can be used as a colonizing plant to

Cut back to desired shape after flowering and they will even respond to a hard cut

Soil: Neutral to alkaline soils are preferred that are well drained

this is the plant for you

add compost or bark before planting to help with drainage

Typically grown on a standard

and frost hardy

Frosty Red is ideal for rockeries

new leaves emerge vibrant green

Buckinghamia celsissima

Fertilise when planting and again after the new growth

semi-weeping Japanese Maple

Even when not in flower the silvery blue colour of the foliage creates an incandescent display that stands out against green backdrops