×

Willow Acacia
Willow Acacia

Damson
Damson



ADD
Compare
X
Willow Acacia
X
Damson

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Fruit

Origin

Australia
Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Acacia salicina, Acacia stenophylla
-

Number of Varieties

452
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Tropical Forests
Open Forest, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-10
-

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

370.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Round

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Fall, Winter
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
-

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Charcoal, Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used As Food
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACACIA salicina
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'

Common Name

Cooba, Willow Acacia
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson

In Hindi

willow acacia
जामुन

In German

Weiden Akazie
Zwetschgen

In French

saule acacia
prune de Damas

In Spanish

acacia sauce
ciruela ciruela

In Greek

ιτιά ακακίας
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο

In Portuguese

salgueiro de acácia
damson ameixa

In Polish

wierzba akacji
mirabelki

In Latin

lignis salices
damson plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Rosales

Family

Fabaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Acacia
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

800400
1 27800
👆🏻