Wattle - Acacia Blackwood AP 400mm pot

🌿✨ Acacia melanoxylon – Blackwood Wattle ✨🌿
 
The Blackwood Wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) is a tall, fast-growing Australian native valued for its dense canopy, durable timber, and creamy-yellow flowers. A hardy and long-lived tree, it’s perfect for shade, shelter, or native re-vegetation projects. 🌳💛🇦🇺
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 400mm Air Prune Pot (AP) – approx. 2m tall right now 🌿
✔️ Grown in AP for stronger root development and faster establishment
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Adaptable to a wide range of soils, including clay and loam
✔️ Very drought and frost hardy ❄️
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Evergreen with dark green, lance-shaped leaves 🌿
✔️ Creamy-yellow globular flowers in late winter–spring 💛✨
✔️ Provides year-round foliage and shade
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Tall, upright, fast-growing native tree
✔️ Grows approx. 10–20m tall × 6–15m wide (varies with site conditions)
✔️ Naturally dense canopy, excellent for shelter or shade
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Valuable timber species; strong and durable wood 🪵
✔️ Excellent habitat tree — attracts birds, bees, and wildlife 🐝🐦🦘
✔️ Tough, adaptable, and low-maintenance 🌟
✔️ Long-lived and widely used for re-vegetation or windbreaks
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Shade tree for farms, acreages, or rural gardens
✔️ Shelterbelt or windbreak planting in exposed sites 🌬️
✔️ Re-vegetation and habitat restoration projects
✔️ Feature native tree in large gardens or bushland landscapes