Cootamundra Wattle

[Trent McKenzie]

HI all, I've had this tree for so long and it now is coming into it own. Seed grown from an old garden bed that started to get watered about 10 yrs ago, I raised about 10 all up, some died and some sold, this is the last one remaining in my care. Enjoy!

I don't know what the future holds for this tree, one thing I can say is that looking at photos you take of your own bonsai gives you a different perspective and can give you direction that you would not have seen before.

[kcpoole]

Lovely wattle it is my fave of all your 3 you posted
Does it flower?

Ken

[Trent McKenzie]

Lovely wattle it is my fave of all your 3 you posted
Does it flower?

Ken

Thanks Ken, I have not seen it flower because new growth is always promptly trimmed, if I ever do get flowers on it I will be sure to post a photo as it would make me feel so proud.

[kcpoole]

Lovely wattle it is my fave of all your 3 you posted
Does it flower?

Ken

Thanks Ken, I have not seen it flower because new growth is always promptly trimmed, if I ever do get flowers on it I will be sure to post a photo as it would make me feel so proud.

Ken

[Trent McKenzie]

After doing a bit of research I discovered that I was wrong about this species and found out what this tree really is:


Cape wattle (Paraserianthes lophantha, formerly Albizia lophantha)

Family: Fabaceae (Mimosoidae) – wattles, mimosa

Status:

Description:
Straggly evergreen shrub or small tree to 8m high, but usually smaller. The twigs are slightly ribbed, with the narrow raised ribs running down the stem from the base of each leaf. Leaves are compound, of numerous small leaflets similar to those of some wattles (Acacia species), but bigger than those of most south coast wattles. The cream flowers are also wattle-like, but are carried in bottlebrush style clusters. The pods are broad and flat, 8-12 cm long, containing 6-12 black shiny seeds, and are very similar to those of wattles.

Preferred habitat and impacts:
Cape wattle is a West Australian native which has been widely promoted as a garden plant in the last twenty years or so. It is now extensively naturalised in eastern Australia, where it invades bush around towns and gardens. It can become dominant in bush and coastal woodland.
It is a very fast growing plant tolerant of poor soils, and adapted to recolonising from seed after fires.

[Tony H]

Yeah I was going to say...
Errrr that's no acacia baileyana... I don't even think its an acacia...
But...