Acacia longifolia
Sydney golden wattle · also Sallow wattle, Long-leaved wattle, Golden wattle
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This tree features a rounded canopy with arching branches. Its evergreen leaves are small, green, and serrated, and it produces small flowers and dark purple fruits that attract birds. Adaptable to various soil types, this resilient tree is considered invasive in several regions outside its native southeastern Australia due to its fast growth and ability to out-compete indigenous species.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4170.09%35 yr7.5 in
- 690.05%—12 in
- 260.02%—3.8 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 9–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.9 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
