MIMOSACEAE

Varnished Wattle

 

3.0m - 5.0m (300-500cm) 

Tiny flowers which appear to be dense fluffy balls occurring singly on a flowering stem. 

Seed pods 

Shrub, usually straggly 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast 

Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Widespread and abundant in damp shady places.Occasional in lower, drier habitats. 

Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady 

Hardy 

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Useful in providing low level shelter (up to 4m) in mixed species windbreaks. Useful in soil erosion control as fibrous roots help bind the soil. Also useful in improving soil fertility. Will regenerate naturally from seed particularly following fire.Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Koori (mainland) use: Reputedly used to stupefy fish to enable easy capture. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Brown pod straight , sticky,flattened, constricted between the seeds.releases seed immediately on maturity.pick pods just as they start to dry and change colour. spread on sheets. sieve to isolate 

Boiling water 

Long 

63 

Propagation from scarified seed. Pour boiliing water over seed and allow to soak for 24 hours before sowing. Alternatively boil the seed for 30 secs before plunging into cold water and sowing. 

2-3 weeks 

Yes 

 

 

 

Too hard and strike rate too low to bother.Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species.