About Black Wattle

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Number of Varieties

Rank: 96 (Overall)

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Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Rosopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Peltophorum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Caesalpinieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Black Wattle

Want to know the properties of Black Wattle? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Black Wattle is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Pollen. Black Wattle Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach and Wounds

Part of plant used: Bark, Seeds, Stem and Tree trunks

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Black Wattle Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Black Wattle. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Black Wattle physical information is as follows: 910.00 cm tall and 910.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow

Leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Black Wattle

Taking Black Wattle Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Black Wattle include pruning, which should be done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Black Wattle

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Black Wattle is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Black Wattle is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 16 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle. This plant's habitat is Valley and wooded grassland and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.