Acacia melanoxylon Growing Guide

Quick Acacia melanoxylon Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific name: Acacia melanoxylon
• Common Name: Australian blackwood
• Growing Zone (USA): 9 to 11
• Life Cycle/Type: Shrub, Tree

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 180 to 960
• Plant Spread (Inches): 144 to 480
• Time of Bloom: Spring
• Color of Bloom: Brown, Yellow
• Leaf Foliage Detail: Green
• Growth Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Quick
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
• Moisture: Dry to Moist (Medium Moisture is likely gives best results)

Caring Conditions

• Level of Maintenance:
• Propagation: Seed
• How to Prune:
• Pests: weevil
• Diseases:

Further Information

• Can Attact:
• Tolerant of: Fire
• Best used in: Areas requiring pest tolerance, Specimen, Large Garden and Street Tree
• Miscellaneous : Entices birdlife to the garden, Non-native to North America, Attractive flowers / blooms
• Genus Detail: Acacia
• Further Reading: Here and Here