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

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Small tree, Large tree

Width : 10

Flowering Time : Summer, Autumn, Winter

Soil Type : Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil

Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Open foliage, Spreading

Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage

Special Uses : Honey producing plant, Bird nesting plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing

Scientific Name: Acacia aulacocarpa

Common Name : Wattle

Height : 20

Flower Color : Yellow

pH Level : Acid, Neutral

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Drought resistant

Light : Sunny, Light shade, Half shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Seed eating birds, Other insects