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Acacia decurrens
Australian nativeTreeCouncil listedLocally indigenousInner WestdroughtSandstone slopesWetland complex
Acacia decurrens

Black Wattle

Acacia · Fabaceae

Acacia decurrens, commonly known as black wattle, Sydney green wattle or early green wattle and other common names, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales, Australia. It is a tall shrub to tree with bipinnate, dark green leaves, spherical heads of golden yellow flowers and thinly leathery pods.

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Classification

Genus
Acacia
Family
Fabaceae
Common name
Black Wattle
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Acacia decurrens belongs to the Acacia genus within the Fabaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use

Maintain current usage

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Black Wattle.

Bower Wattle (Acacia cognata)
Australian native
Acacia cognata

Bower Wattle

Acacia falcata
Australian nativeLocally indigenous
Acacia falcata

Burra

Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata)
Australian nativeTree
Acacia fimbriata

Fringed Wattle

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Further reading

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