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Some sort of native?
Posted: December 16th, 2015, 8:23 pm
by Reece
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Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 16th, 2015, 9:01 pm
by KIRKY
It's an Acacia. I think it may be Acacia Baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle)
Cheers
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 16th, 2015, 9:04 pm
by jacques graulus
Looks very similar to my
grey leaf Mimosa I have in my backyard.
But I do not know if it native to Australia.
Wiki says:
The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It can also be found in Asia in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. It grows mostly in undisturbed shady areas, under trees or shrubs
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 16th, 2015, 9:13 pm
by KIRKY
It could be an Acacia Dealbata (Silver Wattle Mimosa)
Cheers
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 3:32 pm
by Reece
KIRKY wrote:It's an Acacia. I think it may be Acacia Baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle)
Cheers
Yeah I think it's this. Thanks guys....
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Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 4:10 pm
by longd_au
Has anyone bonsai an acacia?
I think i remember reading it is difficult as they tend to short lived and subject to many disease.
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 4:14 pm
by Boics
I've seen plenty of sticky wattle's which look great.
In terms of the short lived - this has been debated much..
How long is short?
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 4:50 pm
by shibui
I'm with Kirky. That's Cootamundra wattle - Acacia baileyana.
It can be a bit of a weed even here in Aust.
Acacias can be used as bonsai but I think the leaf type of baileyana makes it a bit more difficult to make a nice looking tree.
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 6:11 pm
by KIRKY
My Acacia Howitti (Sticky Wattle) is about 18 years old. Still going strong. Its a bit bare in the back at the moment due to a tenant dispute with some Ring Tail Possums. So not so short lived.
Cheers
Re: Some sort of native?
Posted: December 17th, 2015, 10:02 pm
by peterb
Definitely cootemundra , got 3 in my yard, going on 30 years old and still healthy as
Peterb