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Hairy Wattle

Acacia vestita

Also called Weeping Boree

Hairy Wattle
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0

Acacia vestita is a small shrub or tree from eastern New South Wales, Australia, growing to about 3 m with a weeping habit and yellow wattle flowers in late winter to spring. It is grown for its drooping form and suits warm, dry, sunny gardens where it can be kept in good drainage.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young plants regularly until established, then let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained soil or sandy loam; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost in cold areas.
How easy
Easy
Native range
EC. & SE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Acacia vestita, also known as weeping boree, weeping acacia, and hairy wattle, is a shrub and small tree native to New South Wales, Australia.

Other Acacia plants

Jam wattle · Mulga · Acacia aneura var. major · Mulga · Earleaf acacia · Cootamundra wattle · Gidgee · Bower wattle · Cole's Wattle · Small Philippine acacia · Knife acacia · Silver Wattle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia vestita 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.

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