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
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Plant type: Tree, Shrub
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Origin: Australia
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Heat Zones: 10 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13
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Uses: Screen, Hedge, Container
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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
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Scent: Pleasant
Flower Color: Yellow
Seasons: Spring, Summer
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: Yes
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth
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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
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Light Requirements: Full
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Management
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