Acacia craspedocarpa     
Leather leaf acacia   
Fabaceae Family     

Acacia craspedocarpa

Form: large dense shrub; coarse when young with top more rounded with age
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 12-15ft with equal spread; very slow growth rate
Leaves: thick, rounded; 1in long, silvery gray; coarse and leathery; new growth is lighter
Flowers: simple, on terminal portions of plant, golden yellow, compact rod; sporadic bloom
Fruit: dark brown pods, 1.5in long 1/2in wide; chambered with 2 or 3 large seeds
Stems/Trunks: not significant
Range/Origin: Australia
Hardiness: to high teens

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• hedge
• screen

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: infrequent but regular; best on once per week or per two weeks
• Soil: tolerant, good drainage
• Propagation: seed
• Maintenance: minimal

leaf form and seed pods of Acacia craspedocarpa

NOTES:

aka Waxleaf acacia
very slow grower, purchase largest possible nursery specimen

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