Acacia decurrens
Black wattle · also Sydney green wattle, Early green wattle, Green wattle
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Acacia decurrens is a tall shrub to tree with dark green, bipinnate leaves and spherical heads of golden yellow flowers. It has a pyramidal shape when young, maturing to a broad, open form with blue-green evergreen foliage and furrowed bark. Well-suited for large spaces like parks and gardens, it provides excellent shade and can serve as a windbreak in urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 55,1693.8%—29 in
- 3700.08%35 yr7.5 in
- 230.02%—9.0 in
- 40.00%—3.8 in
- 30.00%—3.1 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–25 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
