Acacia
leptoloba
Description: Rounded shrub to 5 m high. Phyllodes curved on one side, about 10 cm long. Sprays of large cream flowers several times each year.
Distribution: Qld.
Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.
Cultivation: Becoming popular in tropical Queensland and growing well in Brisbane. Useful street tree for under wires.
Special horticultural attributes:
- Suitable as a street tree.
- Suitable for planting in tropical areas.
© Text derived from the Acacia sections
of the 4th edition of Australian Native Plants by John
Wrigley and Murray Fagg, published
in 1996 by Reed Books Pty Ltd
