Acacia melanoxylon

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.

Exotic

Evergreen

Tolerates heavy rainfall

Tolerates light frosts

Tolerates windy sites

Tolerates coastal sites

Tolerates drought

Clay soils

Sandy soils

Poor draining soils

Full sun

Street

Attracts bees

Hedging and screening

Shade

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: 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