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Nursery Specialising in Indigenous Plant Tubestock for the Central Coast
of NSW, Australia |
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| Genus species;
Acacia glaucescens (syn. A. binervia) Meaning of name; Thorn - a whitish bloom or blue green Family; Mimosaceae Common name; Coastal Myall; Two Veined Hichory Shade; none to light Features; Silvery blue phylodes; Lemon flowers in spring; Aspect; SECOND LINE COASTAL; SHADY MOIST; SHADY DRY; Wet Winter; Dry Summer; Dry Conditions; Usually Frost Resistant; Habitat; Rainforest Margins, Sheltered Gullies, Soil; SHADY MOIST; SHADY DRY; Sandy Soil; Heavy & Clay Soil; Landscape uses; Windbreak; Hedge; Quick Growing; Specimen; Shade Tree; Ornamental; Street Tree; Leaves; Silver Foliage Flowering; Yellow Flowers; Perfumed Flowers; September to October; Fruit; Legume Dispersal vector; Expected to be Ant adapted elaiosome (food body), but Unknown. Problems Poisonus; Ecological values; Bird Attracter/Seed Eaters; Bird Attracter/Insect Eaters; Koala Food; Propagation; From seed in early spring. Hard seed coat must be made water permiable by pouring boiling water over seed and allowing them to stand in it over night. Sow the swollen seeds. Germination usually takes no longer than three weeks. |