Acacia microbotrya
MANNA WATTLE, GUM WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high soil salinity, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
5m

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Acacia microbotrya
MANNA WATTLE, GUM WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high soil salinity, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
5m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: late autumn to mid winter

Leaves: grey-green

Bark & Stems: red-brown flaky bark


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: informal screen, nurse plant

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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