Silkleaf Acacia Tree Seed (Wattle) 25 Count

Silkleaf Acacia Acacia mangium Black Wattle, Forest Mangrove, Mange Description: A very popular acacia. Sports 8"" curved blue/grey leaves with long yellow racemes of yellow flowers. Good greenhouse/container plant that can be raised inside anywhere or outside in zones 5a-11. Tree to 30 m tall, bole often straight, to over half the total tree height. Acacia mangium is one of the major fast growing species used in plantation forestry programs throughout Asia and the Pacific. Due to its rapid growth and tolerance of very poor soils, A. mangium is playing an increasingly important role in efforts to sustain commercial supply of tree products while reducing pressure on natural forest ecosystems. Color: Gold yellow. Growth: Extremely rapid. Height: Average 60-90 feet, occasionally 110 feet plus in height. Flowers: In loose spikes to 10 cm long, solitary or paired in the upper axils. Pentamerous, the calyx 0.6