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Acacia baileyana (Bailey's Wattle, Cootamundra Wattle)

 Acacia baileyana, known as Cootamundra Wattle, is an evergreen large shrub or small tree. It has a round weeping irregular shape. The color of it leafs is a greyish-green or greyish blue.During late spring and summer, it has a showy yellow flower. It's drought and frost resistant. 

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  • French Name: Mimosa de Bailey

    Pronunciation: a-KAY-see-uh bay-lee-AY-nuh

  • Plant type: Tree, Shrub

  • Origin: Australia

  • Heat Zones: 10 to 16

    Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Container

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Round, Weeping

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m, 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Bipinnately compound

    Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

    Leaf Margins: Pectinate

    Leaf Texture: Fine

    Color(growing season): Green, Silver, Blue-Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Flower Color: Yellow

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: Yes

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Legume

    Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Low

    Light Requirements: Full

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Diseases: Root rot

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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