Family Index

Scientific Name

Acacia genistifolia

Family Name

MIMOSACEAE

Common Name

Spreading or Early Wattle

Status

Height

2.0m - 3.0m (200-300cm)

Flowers

Spherical flower heads rich yellow to creamy yellow.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Shrub, often low and straggling.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant especially in dry places and on roadsides, particularly in the east and north.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; 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

As seed matures pod changes from green to light reddish-brown and becomes firm and brittle. seed hard when ripe. seed shed soon after maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Very long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

45-84

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.