Acacia pycnantha - Golden Wattle | Native Tree Seedling

Description:
A hardy and iconic Australian native shrub or small tree, Acacia pycnantha is best known for its spectacular display of bright golden-yellow flower clusters in late winter and spring. Its narrow, green to grey-green foliage creates an attractive, fine-textured canopy, while the abundant fragrant flowers provide an important source of nectar for bees, birds, and other pollinators. Fast growing and adaptable, it is well suited to native gardens, screening, revegetation, and erosion control, and is particularly effective when planted in groups for a striking seasonal display.

🌳 Height:
4–8 m

🌿 Width:
3–6 m spread

🔧 Uses:

• Bee forage and pollinator habitat
• Screening and informal planting
• Native and wildlife gardens
• Revegetation and habitat restoration
• Erosion control and soil stabilisation
• Feature and seasonal flowering plant

🌱 Ideal growing conditions:

• Well-drained sandy, loamy, or gravelly soils
• Full sun
• Performs well in moderately nutrient-poor soils

💪 Tolerates:

• Poor soils
• Dry conditions
• Wind
• Heat
• Light frost
• Sandy and gravelly soils

💧 Drought hardy:
High — drought tolerant once established and well suited to dry Australian conditions

❄️ Frost tolerant:
Moderate to high — tolerates frost once established

🧂 Salt tolerant:
Low to moderate — can tolerate some coastal influence but is not as salt tolerant as many dedicated coastal species