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Acacia elata
Also called Mountain Cedar Wattle, Pepper Tree Wattle
Cedar wattle (Acacia elata) is a fast-growing, long-lived Australian tree from the coast and tablelands of New South Wales, grown in parks and large gardens. It needs plenty of space and sun, and is best suited to a frost-free or mild climate.
Acacia elata, commonly known as cedar wattle or mountain cedar wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect tree with dark brown to black bark, bipinnate leaves, oblong to spherical heads of pale yellow or cream-coloured flowers and firmly, more or less straight and flat, papery to leathery pods.
Cedar wattle is endemic to the coast and tablelands of New South Wales between the Orara River and the Budawang Range. It grows in tall open forest and rainforest, often along streams, in deep, sandy soils.
Acacia elata is fast-growing, long-lived and suitable for cultivation in parks and large gardens. It has been used for fuelwood and it has potential of carpentry and wood turning.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia elata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
