Acacia aneura     
Mulga   
Fabaceae Family     

Form: erect tree with dense pyramidal shape
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: to 20ft high, spread 1/2 to 2/3 height
Leaves: linear, to 3in long, silver gray; variation in leaf width between plants
Flowers: golden yellow rod-shaped and puffy, 1in long; bloom in spring
Fruit: flat oblong pod, reddish or brown, 1.5in long

Acacia anerua in street median (pruned to clear traffic)

Stems/Trunks: usually single-stemmed tree
Range/Origin: Australia
Hardiness: not well tested, thought to be okay to 20°F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• small specimen tree
• of residential scale
• screen or background

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun, reflected sun
• Water: drought tolerant, slow growth rate, regular irrigations will increase growth rate
• Soil: adaptable
• Propagation: seed
• Maintenance: none

NOTES:

leaf form

flat seed pods

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