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Acacia dealbata
Silver Wattle
Very fast growing hardy wattle with suckering habitat. Silvery foliage and creamy yellow ball-like flowers. Grows in full sun, part-shade or full shade.
Some tubestock at the Downer Microforest grew to 3m tall in 7 months.
Ngunnawal people used bark to make string and rope and timber for tools like digging sticks and seeds for flour.
Reference: Ngunnawal Plant Use - a traditional Aboriginal plant use guide for the ACT region.
Bush food.
Use: microforests, home gardens, birdscapes.
Category
Tree
Ecosystem
Forest
Location
ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS
Height
Width
10
7
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