Acacia decurrens seeds grow into the green wattle or early black wattle a large, fast-growing tree native to the subtropical biome of east-central and south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, not Western Australia as sometimes mistakenly stated. The epithet decurrens means ‘running down’, referring to the way the phyllode bases extend down the stem as narrow wings. This handsome tree develops a dense crown of dark green, finely bipinnate leaves and produces abundant, fragrant, golden-yellow flower clusters in late winter and early spring. The bark has been historically harvested for tannin production. It reaches 1015 m in height. Family Fabaceae.
Acacia decurrens is fast-growing, frost-hardy and adaptable to a range of soils and climates. It provides excellent habitat and is widely used in revegetation and agroforestry programmes in temperate and subtropical Australia.
Acacia decurrens is one of the most vigorous and ornamentally rewarding of the New South Wales wattles a large, fast-growing tree whose fragrant late-winter flower display and adaptability have made it a valued species for gardens, revegetation and agroforestry across eastern Australia.
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