Features:
Common name: Black wattle
Family: Mimosaceae
Origin: Australia
Height at maturity: 6 to 20 meters
Hardiness: -15°C
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: tree
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: summer
Flower color: pale yellow or cream
Soil type: garden soil
Watering: Normal
Use: in the garden, bonsai
Diseases and pests: M
Toxicity: not determined
Storage of seeds: 4 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
It is an evergreen tree, devoid of thorns, which can measure from six to twenty meters high. The twigs are superficially streaked; all parts are covered with fine down, growth areas are golden and hairy.
The leaves are dark olive-green, finely hairy, bipinnate, the leaflets are short (1.5 – 4 mm) and abundant.
The flowers are pale yellow or cream, the heads globose. The fruits are dark brown, finely hairy pods with constricted areas.
