Acacia melanoxylon
Blackwood












Prized for its beautiful marbled timber. Quick-growing, hardy shade and shelter tree. Dense, round-headed tree with pale-yellow flowers appearing from late-winter to early-spring. Tolerates high rainfall. Prefers moist soils, but will tolerate some drought. Has a shallow root system with dense, surface feeder roots. Fixes atmospheric nitrogen into the soil. Good for hedges, screens, and shelterbelts.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Fabaceae, legume, pea, or bean family, a family of flowering plants.
Genus: Acacia, acacia (Latin), derived from the Greek ἀκακία (akakía), a name given by the early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides, which, in turn, was derived from the Greek noun ἀκίς (akís), meaning 'sharp, pointed object', in reference to the characteristic thorns on many species in this genus. Commonly known as wattle or acacia, a genus of various trees and shrubs.
Species: Acacia melanoxylon, melanoxylon (Latin, noun) lit., black wood, derived from the Greek adjective μέλᾱς (mélās, 'black') and noun ξύλον (xúlon, 'wood').
Common Name: Blackwood
Description and Features
Description: Prized for its beautiful marbled timber. Quick-growing, hardy shade and shelter tree. Dense, round-headed tree with pale-yellow flowers appearing from late-winter to early-spring. Tolerates high rainfall. Prefers moist soils, but will tolerate some drought. Has a shallow root system with dense, surface feeder roots. Fixes atmospheric nitrogen into the soil. Good for hedges, screens, and shelterbelts.
Height: 10m
Width: 6m
Uses: Street, Attracts bees, Hedging and screening, Shade
Tolerates: Heavy rainfall, Light frosts, Windy, Coastal, Drought
Soil Type: Clay soils, Sandy soils, Poor draining soils
Sun and Shade: Full sun
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: Yellow
Spring: Yellow
References
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/acacia/acacia-melanoxylon/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26431#null
https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/acacia-melanoxylon/
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/28
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/102/i-acacia-melanoxylon-i/details
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_melanoxylon
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Acacia_melanoxylon
https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Acacia+melanoxylon