Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Australia
Australia
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
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Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
open forests
Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-119-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-8
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm910.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Average Water
In Spring
Adequately
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Borers
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Frost, Pollution, Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Silver Wattle
Carrotwood Baum
In French
Mimosa d'été
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
Silver Wattle
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
Silver Wattle
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acacia
Cupaniopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Sapindoideae
Number of Species
9504
1
27800
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