Description: Small tree or large shrub to 10 m high by 6 m across.
Leaves are grey, bipinnate and leaflets are linear. Profuse, gold, ball-shaped
flowers occur in late winter. Pods are bluish when young.
Two other foliage forms are in cultivation. One has purplish leaves and has
been known as Acacia baileyana var. purpurea, the other has yellowish
tips. Distribution: NSW, but naturalized in other areas.
Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment, or cuttings of fancy foliage types.
Cultivation: A very hardy plant in a sunny situation. Suited to most soils. Flowers sporadically in Brisbane but profusely in southern areas. Good fast-growing screen plant. Purple foliage form is useful foliage contrast.
Acacia
baileyana