Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Australia
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Quercus acutissima
Number of Varieties
2450
0
40000
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Habitat
open forests
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-3
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Saw-tooth like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, 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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
QUERCUS acutissima
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Sawtooth Oak
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Sawtooth Oak
In German
Silver Wattle
Sägezahn- Eiche
In French
Mimosa d'été
Sawtooth Oak
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
diente de sierra de roble
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
πριονωτή Oak
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Sawtooth Oak
In Polish
Silver Wattle
piłokształtny Oak
In Latin
Silver Wattle
Quercus acutissima
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fagales
Family
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Acacia
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Fagoideae
Number of Species
95060
1
27800
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