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About Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Australia
Eastern Asia

Types

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

26
0 40000
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Habitat

open forests
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-2

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval/Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

530.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

530.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Beetles

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
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Other Uses

Used as a dye
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Acacia retinodes
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Silver Wattle
Weeping Maple

In German

Silver Wattle
Weeping Maple

In French

Mimosa d'été
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

acacia amarilla
weeping maple

In Greek

ασήμι μιμόζα
weeping maple

In Portuguese

Acacia retinodes
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Silver Wattle
płacz klonu

In Latin

Silver Wattle
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Fabales
Sapindales

Family

Fabaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Acacia
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

950130
1 27800
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Properties of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple? We provide you with everything About Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple. Silver Wattle doesn't have thorns and Weeping Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Silver Wattle does not have fragrant flowers. Silver Wattle has allergic reactions like and Weeping Maple has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple

Season and care of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple is important to know. While considering everything about Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Silver Wattle season is Spring and Weeping Maple season is Spring. The type of soil for Silver Wattle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Weeping Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Silver Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Weeping Maple is Acidic, Neutral.

Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow

  • Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple

Care of Silver Wattle and Weeping Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering and Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.