Willow leaf wattle 400mm air prune

🌿✨ Acacia iteaphylla – Willow-leaved Wattle ✨🌿
The Willow-leaved Wattle is a graceful Australian native with slender, soft green foliage and masses of golden flowers in late winter–spring — a beautiful, hardy feature or screening tree that thrives in tough conditions. 💛🌿
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 400mm AP (Air Prune) pot 🌳
✔️ Strong, well-rooted plant with excellent root structure thanks to air-pruning
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to light shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Well-drained soil; adapts to sandy, loamy, and clay soils
✔️ Drought and frost hardy — ideal for Ballarat conditions ❄️
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Narrow, willow-like foliage with a soft, elegant texture 🌿
✔️ Profuse golden-yellow ball flowers in late winter to spring 💛✨
✔️ Evergreen — year-round structure and colour
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Upright to gently spreading habit with a light, airy canopy
✔️ Grows approx. 4–6m tall × 3–4m wide
✔️ Can be lightly pruned after flowering to shape or control size ✂️
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Beautiful native flowering tree with high ornamental value 🌟
✔️ Excellent for wildlife — attracts birds and pollinators 🐝🐦
✔️ Tough, adaptable, and low-maintenance
✔️ Performs well in exposed and low-water landscapes
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Feature tree in native or naturalistic gardens 🌿
✔️ Informal screening or light windbreak planting
✔️ Great for acreage, rural properties, or larger gardens
✔️ Pair with gums, bottlebrush, and grevilleas for a native mix