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Scientific Name
Acacia terminalis
Family Name
MIMOSACEAE
Common Name
Sunshine Wattle
Status
Height
1.0m - 4.0m (100-400cm)
Flowers
Clusters of 'fluffly balls', pale cream/yellow and smelling of mulberries.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Shrub with spreading branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar
Communities
Open dry forest
Habitat Notes
Locally frequent on poor stony soils especially derived from mudstone.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Not 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, straight, flattened 6-10cm long. close monitoring needed as it sheds seed 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
25
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. Leafy pinnate species are not generally propagated by cuttings.
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