Acacias have a variety of landscape uses.
Other species have a modified stem called acladode.
Some species also bear sharply modified stems or thorns which can be useful for preventing access in certain locations.
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If you choose a thorny variety be sure to place it away from high traffic areas.
Mature trees also serve as habitat for local birds and insects.
Another closely related species found on the island isAcacia koaia, commonly called koaia or koaie.
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These acacias are quite similar, and some botanists classify them as the same species.
This is a species that has phyllodes instead of leaves, which can take the appearance of willow leaves.
Green and yellow dyes can be made from the seeds and flowers, respectively.
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In some areas, it can become invasive.
The flowers are also edible.
The bark is used for tanning leather.
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In South Africa, it is considered to be invasive and has earned the nickname “green cancer.”
This plant sometimes is called by the common nameearly black wattle.
The flowers can be either cream or white.
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Previously, it was known asAcacia juniperina.
This shrub works well in coastal areas, as it can tolerate salty conditions.
It is regarded as invasive in some areas, including Australia, South Africa, and California.
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You may also see this named categorized asAcacia armata, Racosperma armata,orMimosa paradoxa.
Long spikes of bright yellow ball-shaped flowers appear in winter and spring.
Previously, this plant was categorized asAcacia cunninghamii.
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It is very similar to (and sometimes mistaken for ) blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon).
The wood is used to make furniture.
Myrtle Wattle (Acacia myrtifolia)
This is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized shrub.
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The flowers are light yellow or white.
It features red stems that add color to your yard throughout the entire year.
Myrtle Wattle is also commonly called red-stemmed wattle.
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It is sometimes known aswedge-leaved wattle.
This species received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Prickly Moses has sharp phyllodes that form around its stems inwhorls.
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(The name Moses derives from the namemimosa, not the biblical figure.)
This growth habit, however, means that it tends to be invasive in some areas.
‘Desert Carpet’ is a favorite cultivar for ground cover use.
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Both the red phyllodes and stems make the red-leaf wattle a stand out in the winter garden.
A common name for this plant isred-stemmed wattle.
The yellow flowers are shaped like balls and are clustered around the stems.
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Sometimes calledmimosaorblue wattle,this is a fast-growing tree that produces showy ball-shaped flowers in late winter and spring.
It is sometimes calledBoorman acacia.
It features lemon yellow or cream blossoms.
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it’s possible for you to use several of these shrubs to create aninformal hedge.
The flowers are yellow and shaped like a cylinder.
you’re able to also use these shrubs to form ahedge.
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Its prickly growth habit serves as a good deterrent to intruders.
It is closely related toA.
longifolia(coastal wattle).
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Both species produce a resin along the margins of the plants' phyllodes.
Another common name issweet-scented wattle.
The bark is smooth and purplish in color.
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A coastal native, this is a plant with good tolerance for salty conditions.
The wood is used for firewood, charcoal, andfence posts.
This is a long-lived plant with very deep roots that allow it to survive drought conditions.
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It features elegantly drooping branches and silvery blue phyllodes.
The blossoms are light yellow, and the fissured bark is gray or dark brown.
Acacia trees and shrubs are hardy only in USDA growing zones 7 and higher.
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