Acacia saligna

Golden Wreath Wattle, Orange Wattle

(Previously known as: Acacia cyanophylla )

Description: Large shrub or small tree to 10 m, sometimes developing a spreading crown. Phyllodes to 20 cm long and up to 2 cm wide, occasionally bluish. Flowers are large golden balls in spring.

Distribution: WA (naturalized in other States).

Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.

Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Useful as a tall background plant. Very fast growing, hardy, and resistant to salt spray. Has become a weed in north-eastern NSW and South Africa.

Special horticultural attributes:

• Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 C )
• Suitable hedge or screen plant.
• Resistant to salt spray.
• Suitable for planting in tropical areas.

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© 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

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