Blackwood Wattle is a hardy evergreen tree with dense green foliage, excellent shade, ideal for native gardens and rural landscapes.

This is a pre-order item and is on track for November collection.

** Please note, collection dates can shift a little with the season as trees don't always read the calendar. We will let you know the second yours is ready to collect. We will also keep you posted on how things are progressing along the way. **

At a glance

Pot: 300mm Air Prune pot

Height now: approx. 1.5m tall

Mature size: 10–30m tall × 6–15m wide, depending on conditions

Sun: full sun to part shade

Foliage: evergreen

Hardiness: frost tolerant

Why choose a Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood?

Blackwood Wattle is a tall, long-lived Australian native valued for dense dark-green foliage, shade and shelter. Pale-yellow ball-shaped flowers appear in spring, and the tree is suited to rural gardens, windbreaks and habitat plantings.

How can I use it in my garden?

• Plant in paddocks or rural gardens for shade and shelter.

• Use as a windbreak or boundary tree.

• Include in revegetation or habitat restoration projects.

Where does it grow best?

It grows in full sun to part shade and adapts to a wide range of soils, including clay and loam. It is frost tolerant.

What does it look like through the year?

Dense, dark-green evergreen foliage provides cover throughout the year. Pale-yellow ball-shaped flowers appear in spring.