Description
Acacia melanoxylon
Common name: Australian / Tasmanian Blackwood.
Native: Australia (Eastern)
Provenance: Australia
Size and spread (10 years): 2.5m x 1.5m
Treatment required: Leguminous seed with thick seed coat. Needs scarifying first, then sow in a warm glasshouse
Germinal seeds / kg: 60000
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Free draining organic soils.
Planting instructions: Tolerant of pollution and salt winds. Sun or semi-shade. Will get cut back in a very harsh winter.
Mature height: 20m
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