Acacia paradoxa
Kangaroo acacia · also Kangaroo thorn, Prickly wattle, Hedge wattle
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Kangaroo Acacia is a shrubby tree native to southeastern Australia with slender, arching, thorny branches and small, ball-shaped yellow flowers. It produces unique fruit pods covered in white hairs. This resilient species tolerates drought, salt spray, and frost, making it suitable for challenging urban environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 260.02%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 2.5 in, 90th percentile 3.8 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 Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Brigalow tropical savanna
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
