Family Index

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.