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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) — The tree typically reaches a mature height ranging from 20 to 50 feet; native to southeastern Australia

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — is a striking evergreen tree hailing from the Fabaceae family; this tree's striking winter-to-spring blooms add, image 152

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — providing a generous area of dappled shade.<br><br>Distinguished by its feathery; tree with yellow blooms, image 86

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Its feathery, blue-green foliage and bright yellow, fragrant flowers enliven gardens in USDA zones 8-11; each, image 123

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

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Silver Wattle boasts a silver-gray hue due to a fine powder that covers its bipinnate leaves; making it an, image 135

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — yellow flowers in the garden; scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata, image 166

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — providing a generous area of dappled shade.<br><br>Distinguished by its feathery

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — The tree typically reaches a mature height ranging from 20 to 50 feet; native to southeastern Australia, image 60

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — making it a popular choice for landscape designs that require a quick establishment of greenery; reaching up to, image 59

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata; yellow flowers in the garden, image 103

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

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata; yellow flowers in the garden, image 151

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — yellow flowers in the garden; scientifically referred to as Acacia dealbata, image 94

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — Its feathery, blue-green foliage and bright yellow, fragrant flowers enliven gardens in USDA zones 8-11; each, image 147

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

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — tree for full; its versatility in design ranges from focal point to windbreak or even as a component of a mixed, image 72

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — In the late winter to early spring; with a canopy spread of 20 to 30 feet, image 112

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — The tree typically reaches a mature height ranging from 20 to 50 feet

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — making it a popular choice for landscape designs that require a quick establishment of greenery; reaching up to 90 feet in

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — it is renowned for its ornate aesthetic and fast-growing nature; silver Wattle can tolerate a variety of soil, image 106

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

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

Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata) — In the late winter to early spring; with a canopy spread of 20 to 30 feet, image 64

Photographs by 13 contributors

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Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0 · source
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Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · source
Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 · source
Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0 · source
Drewpiter, CC BY 2.0 · source
Bidgee, CC BY 3.0 · source
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