Family | Mimosaceae |
---|---|
Description | Tall erect shrub to small tree. Flowers cream. |
Flowering Time | Summer |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | |
Vegetation Communities | Grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest as well as wet sclerophyll forest near the coast. |
Soil Types | Usually on lighter soils. |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | Very useful revegetation species, tolerates poor substrates and extremely easy to establish via direct seeding. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | Fast growing and relaible tall screening plant. Attractive but not spectacular in flower. Flowers in summer when few other natives are in bloom. |
Other Values | The wood is attractive and millable on large specimens. Fallen pods relished by stock. |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | high |
Compaction | low |
Waterlogging | low |
Shade | low |
Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
---|---|
Viability Period | long |
Dormancy | physical |
Treatment | heat/scarification |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 10-26 |
Direct Seeding | easy |