Acacia redolens (Prostrate acacia)

French Name: acacia Prosternez

Arabic Name: السنط السجود

Pronunciation: ah-KAY-shah RED-o-tens

Plant type: Shrub

Origin: Australia

Heat Zones: 10 to 12

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 11

Uses: Hedge, Mass Planting, Wildlife, Erosion control

Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Spreading

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Venation: Parallel

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Rough

Leaf Scent: Unpleasant

Color(growing season): Blue-Green

Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Type: Capitulum

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

Flower Color: Yellow

Seasons: Spring

Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Fruit

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Spring

Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: No

Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: High, Moderate

Light Requirements: Full

Management

Invasive Potential: No

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting