Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tree
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
Number of Varieties
16
Rank: 96 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Valley, wooded grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm
Rank: 23 (Overall)
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Rosopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Peltophorum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Caesalpinieae
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
15
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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27800
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