Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Europe
Types
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
Picea abies
Number of Varieties
1640
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40000
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Habitat
Valley, wooded grassland
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USDA Hardiness Zone
9-123-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Chocolate
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Needle like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Cytospora canker, Needle rust, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
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✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
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Invasive
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Butterflies
Bugs
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
Forms dense stands
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
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PELTOPHORUM africanum
PICEA abies 'Acrocona'
Common Name
Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle
Norway Spruce
In Hindi
Black Wattle Tree
Norway Spruce
In German
Schwarz Akazie Baum
Fichte
In French
Noir Arbre Wattle
épinette de Norvège
In Spanish
Negro del árbol del zarzo
picea de Noruega
In Greek
Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο
Νορβηγία Spruce
In Portuguese
Árvore da acácia negra
Noruega Spruce
In Polish
Czarne Drzewo akacji
świerk pospolity
In Latin
Niger Wattle ligno
Norway Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Rosopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Gentianales
Pinales
Family
Fabaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Peltophorum
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Caesalpinieae
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Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
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Number of Species
1535
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27800
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