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Scientific Name
Acacia suaveolens
Family Name
MIMOSACEAE
Common Name
Sweet Wattle
Status
Height
1.0m - 2.0m (100-200cm)
Flowers
In clusters enclosed in bracts which fall early. Pleasantly fragrant.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Shrub with few branches, usually erect.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Clarence; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath
Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent in sandy heaths.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Pod oblong, flat, leathery 3-4cm long, purplish-brown, glaucous. monitor carefully as seed is shed on maturity.pick pods just as they start to dry and change colour. spread on sheets. sieve to isolate
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
26-29
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
10-30 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species.
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