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ACACIA floribunda
White Sallow Wattle
Stock: Available
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosaceae
Characteristics: Fast growing Shrub 5 m spread 3 m
Seeds per packets: 20
A fast growing small tree up to 5 metres tall with narrow leaves and prolific pale yellow ball-shaped flowers during Winter-Spring.
Native to East Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Adaptable to most soils but prefers a protected shaded moist position. Drought and frost tender.
Although seed can be sown most of the year in Australia seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn in temperate climates, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C.
Acacia seeds germinate readily, however they do have a hard outer coating which is impervious to water and generally germination will normally not occur unless the seed is scarified by abrading or pre-treated with boiling water first.
- Place the seed in a container and pour in just boiled water and allow to soak overnight.
- The swollen seed can then be sown, re-treat seeds that have not swollen.
- Sow the depth of seed keep warm & moist but not wet.
- Germination should occur in 10-21 days @ 18-22C.
General note: Seeds of many natives are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
