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Silver Wattle

Acacia Dealbata

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Overview

The Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata) is a fast-growing evergreen, reaching up to 90 feet in height, with a 20-40 foot spread. Its feathery, blue-green foliage and bright yellow, fragrant flowers enliven gardens in USDA zones 8-11. Preferring full sun and well-draining soils, it's drought-tolerant once established. This tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add warmth and color, making it an excellent specimen or screening plant.

Sun FullWater Very LowZones 8–10Type Tree

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — making it an excellent specimen or screening plant

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Very Low
USDA zones: 8–10

Shape & size

Mature height: 40–50 Ft.
Mature width: 40–50 Ft.

Classification

Type: Tree
Family: Fabaceae

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Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — expect a magnificent spectacle when the tree bursts into bountiful clusters of luminous yellow; for maximum, image 65

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — This tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add warmth and color

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Silver Wattle boasts a silver-gray hue due to a fine powder that covers its bipinnate leaves

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — This tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add warmth and color; is a striking evergreen tree hailing from the, image 125

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — In the late winter to early spring

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — is a striking evergreen tree hailing from the Fabaceae family; this tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add, image 104

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Silver Wattle can tolerate a variety of soil types but excels in acidic to neutral pH ranges; it is renowned for, image 67

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — each approximately 0.20 inches in diameter; its feathery, blue-green foliage and bright yellow, fragrant flowers, image 90

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Silver Wattle can tolerate a variety of soil types but excels in acidic to neutral pH ranges; it is renowned for its ornate

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — expect a magnificent spectacle when the tree bursts into bountiful clusters of luminous yellow; for maximum, image 89

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Its versatility in design ranges from focal point to windbreak or even as a component of a mixed screen; tree for full

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata; yellow flowers in the garden, image 79

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — For maximum vitality, it should receive moderate watering, mainly during dry periods; expect a magnificent, image 116

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Silver Wattle boasts a silver-gray hue due to a fine powder that covers its bipinnate leaves; making it an excellent specimen

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — reaching up to 90 feet in height; making it a popular choice for landscape designs that require a quick, image 74

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — is a striking evergreen tree hailing from the Fabaceae family; this tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add, image 128

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Its versatility in design ranges from focal point to windbreak or even as a component of a mixed screen; tree for, image 69

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — yellow flowers in the garden; scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata, image 70

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Native to southeastern Australia

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Preferring full sun and well-draining soils, it's drought-tolerant once established; the Silver Wattle (Acacia, image 52

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — making it a popular choice for landscape designs that require a quick establishment of greenery; reaching up to, image 131

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — The Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata) is a fast-growing evergreen; preferring full sun and well-draining soils, it's, image 49

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — reaching up to 90 feet in height; making it a popular choice for landscape designs that require a quick, image 98

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — yellow flowers in the garden

Photographs by 12 contributors

John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0 · source
Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0 · source
John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 · source
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Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · source
Dacnoh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · source
Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · source
Bidgee, CC BY 3.0 · source

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