Acacia vestita explained
Acacia vestita, also known as weeping boree, weeping acacia, and hairy wattle, is a shrub and small tree native to New South Wales, Australia.[1] [2] __TOC__
Description
The tree grows about tall and 3 metres in diameter. It bears flowers from about August to October and can be propagated by seed, sometimes requiring soaking in hot water first to permeate the hard seed layer before putting it in the ground.[3]
Gardens
It is grown in horticulture as a small multi-trunk tree for gardens and is popular in California for drought-tolerant landscaping.
Notes and References
- Web site: Acacia vestita Ker Gawl . Botanic Gardens Trust. PlantNET . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804215956/http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~vestita. 4 August 2008 . live.
- Web site: Wattle Horticulture . Wattle Day Association . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718231752/http://wattleday.asn.au/horticulture.html . 2008-07-18 . dead .
- http://www.cpbr.gov.au/gnp/gnp5/aca-vest.html Australian National Botanic Gardens