Acacia aulacocarpa – Brown Salwood Wattle

: Acacia aulocarpa – hickory wattle

: Acacia aulocarpa – hickory wattle

This Acacia grows to a small or medium tree, and flowers quite abundantly with rod-shaped flowers appearing from late summer to mid-winter. It grows naturally in open forest and can also be found in rainforest where it can grow significantly higher. Not seen so much in cultivation, it is nonetheless a useful forest or screening tree and produces timber that can be used in cabinet work and for a variety of other purposes.
The roots also fix nitrogen in soil, making it a great plant for reforestation of poor soils.
There are also two interesting varieties:
var. macrocarpa Benth. – occurs in Qld and NT, flowers very prolifically.

var. fruticosa C. T. White – smaller and more shrub-like, it can be found on slopes of the Glasshouse Mountains in Qld at approximately 300m altitude, and bears rich orange-coloured flowers in early autumn.

Family:	Fabaceae
Scientific Name:	Acacia aulacocarpa
Common Name:	Wattle
Other Common Names:	Brown Salwood, Hickory Wattle
Plant Type:	Small tree, Large tree
Height:	6 ~ 20 metres
Width:	7 ~ 10 metres
Flower Colour:	Yellow
Flowering Time:	Summer, Autumn, Winter
Ph Level:	Acid, Neutral
Soil Type:	Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil
Plant Environment:	Low maintenance garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone:	Sub-tropical, Warm temperate
Light:	Sunny, Light shade, Half shade
Planting Season:	Spring
Growth Habit:	Evergreen, Open foliage, Spreading
Lifespan:	Perennial
Soil Moisture:	Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Propagation Method:	Seed
Frost Tolerance:	Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage:	Screen, Windbreak
Special Features:	Honey producing plant, Bird nesting plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing
Attracts Wildlife:	Bees, Seed eating birds, Other insects

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WHERE TO GET YOUR PLANT

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Most nurseries stock a good range of plants, but due to space and supplies, they may not always have the plant that you are searching for in stock. If they don’t, they may be able to order it in for you if you request it.
Specialist nurseries are also able to give great advice, and if they don’t have the plant you have planned on, they can often suggest alternatives that will also work well for you.
Below is a list of our favourite specialist nurseries. Click on the links for their details-

The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW

Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW

IndigiGrow- Sydney- NSW

Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW

Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW

Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW

Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW

Cool Country Natives – ACT

Geelong Native Plants – Victoria

Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria

Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland

Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland